Calflora Taxon Report
Lepidium draba L.
Whitetop
Lepidium draba is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: moderate

Alternate Names and Sources:
Cardaria drabaJEPS
Cardaria drabaPLANTS
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Bloom Period
redone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Accepted by: JEPS + POWO
Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot

disturbed
weed, characteristic of disturbed places

[Wikipedia] Western Asia/southeaster Europe native. Invasive in North Americ: It is native to western Asia and southeastern Europe and is an invasive species in North America, introduced by contaminated seeds in the early 1900s. Also known as Cardaria draba, hoary cress is a weed in much of south-east and south-west Australia as well. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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