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*Lepidium draba Linnaeus. Common name: Hoary Cress. Phenology: Apr-Aug. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia. Reported for VA by Harvill et al. (1992)

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Taxonomy Comments: Al-Shehbaz (1986) discusses 2 subspecies of L. draba (as Cardaria draba).

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA7, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY; = Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. — C, F, G, GrPl, Pa, Tx, Rollins (1993); = Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. ssp. draba — GBI2, Al-Shehbaz (1986a); = Lepidium draba L. ssp. draba — Al-Shehbaz, Mummenhoff, & Appel (2002); = n/a — Tat. Basionym: Lepidium draba L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Lepidium draba - FNA7

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