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Read more about Spring Draba at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Draba verna
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Draba verna
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-01-006:
Draba verna
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
COMMON NAME:
Whitlow-grass, Spring Draba
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_draba_verna_1_c2
March
The hairy leaves 0.4-0.8" long, all crowded into a basal rosette, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_draba_verna_1_c3
March
Fruits are smooth, flattened, egg-shaped siliques to 0.4" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.