Cabbage Family [Brassicaceae] |
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22nd June 2013, Teesdale. | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
Supposedly a tufted species growing in tight groups, but here almost alone apart from one other specimen behind it. Grows up to 40cm high. Any basal rosettes of it are sterile (none visible here). |
22nd June 2013, Teesdale. | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
The slightly-notched petals are white (yellow only on Yellow Whitlowgrass (Draba aizoides). With 4 white petals, in a slightly zygomorphic arrangement when open. T |
22nd June 2013, Teesdale. | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
The fruits are flattened and Privet-leaf shaped (but longer). |
22nd June 2013, Teesdale. | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
The fruits are between 5.5 to 12mm long and usually twisted when ripe. The style on the fruit is less than 1mm long. |
22nd June 2013, Teesdale. | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
The leaves are coarsely-toothed and narrow-elliptical to narrow-ovate in outline. The whole plants (apart from the flowers) is hoary hairy. Usually with more than three leaves. |
22nd June 2013, Teesdale. | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
Not to be semantically confused with :
Easily mistaken for : Any short dwarf plants of this might easily be confused with
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Draba | incana | ⇐ Global Aspect ⇒ | Brassicaceae |
Draba (Whitlowgrasses) |
Cabbage Family [Brassicaceae] |