Lepidium draba

Also known as Whitetop

species of plant

Species

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae

Native toAlbania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., East European Russia

Observations recorded131,939

Lepidium draba, la passerage drave (appelé aussi pain blanc ou brocoli sauvage), est une plante herbacée vivace de la famille des Brassicacées.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 3,834
With media: 2,965
Family: Brassicaceae
Collections: UTEP, NMMNHS, ENCB-IPN, DAV, IBUNAM, USU
Recorded in: United States, Argentina, Czech Republic, Mexico, Netherlands

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Lepidium
Image: Lepidium draba — Flora Batava — Volume v14.jpg

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Lepidium draba
Commons category: Lepidium draba
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=317224
taxon common name: navadni poprovnik
Commons gallery: Lepidium draba
short name: L. draba
taxon range: Xinjiang

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Encyclopedic overview

Lepidium draba, commonly known as hoary cress, whitetop, whiteweed, or peppergrass, is a perennial plant species in the mustard family, Brassicaceae. It is native to Eurasia, specifically regions of Europe and western to central Asia, but has become widely distributed across the globe. The species was first recorded in the United States around 1862, believed to have been unintentionally introduced through contaminated agricultural seed or ship ballast. Since then, it has been found throughout most of the United States, as well as in Canada and parts of Mexico.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lepidium draba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.