Carolina Whitlow-Grass (Draba reptans)
Image ID: 2019/mr75
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Native
Family:
Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Height: 0.25 to 0.6 ft.
Blooms: March to
May
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 0.13 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Flat or rounded clusters,
Regular blooms, 4 parts
Location: Mon River Trail
Date: 4/3/2019
Notes:
4 deeply notched petals look like 8.
More photos of this flower
Carolina Whitlow-Grass may be
easily confused with:
- Chickweed
Chickweeds have five deeply incised petals, while whitlow-grasses have four.
- Mouse-Ear Chickweed
Chickweeds have five deeply incised petals, while whitlow-grasses have four.
- Whitlow Grass
Carolina whitlow-grass has two small leaves on the stem.
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.
