Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Lepidium draba Linnaeus
(Hoary-cress)

Family: Brassicaceae

Status: Exotic, Noxious weed (Class A)

Synonyms:
Cardaria draba (Linnaeus) Desvaux

Lepidium draba grows along roadsides and in disturbed areas where it forms small colonies. The leaves are broader than usual for Brassicaceae in the Gila National Forest. The flowers are white and in large masses.
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Lepidium draba, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Rte. 90 near White Signal, Apr. 11, 2007



Lepidium draba, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Rte. 90 near White Signal, Apr. 11, 2007


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