Draba verna L.
Flowers of Draba verna. Photo by S. A. Mori,.
Creator(s): S. A. Mori
Description: Apical view of flowers of Draba verna based on Mori 27543 from near Sudbury Massachusetts . Note the bifid petals and that the stamens are tetradynamous (i.e., four slightly longer than two). Common name = whitlow grass.
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Family
Brassicaceae (Magnoliophyta)
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Scientific Name
Draba verna L.
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Common Names
spring draba, spring draba, spring Whitlowgrass, whitlow grass
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Floras and Monographs
Draba verna L.: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
