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Whitlow Grass (Draba verna)

Image ID: 2017/ph36L

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Other common names: Spring Draba, Spring Whitlow Grass
Introduced
Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Height: 0.1 to 0.7 ft.
Blooms: March to June
Leaf Type: smooth
Bloom Size:  0.125 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Flat or rounded clusters, Regular blooms, 4 parts
Location: Panhandle Trail
Date:  3/25/2017
Notes: 4 deeply notched petals appear to be 8.
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

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