Species

Lepidium draba

Etymology

Lepidium: scale-shaped (pods)

Common Name(s)

hoary grass

Authority

Lepidium draba L.

Family

Brassicaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

LEPDRA

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

White

Year Naturalised

1904

Origin

S.W. Asia, Europe. Has also been known in new Zealand as Cardaria draba (L.) Desv.

This page last updated on 26 Mar 2010