Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Brassicales
Genus:
Species:
verna
ID:
656950

Status:
valid

Authors:
L.

Source:
cmp

Year:
1753

Citation Micro:
Sp. Pl. : 642 (1753)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000656282



Common Names

  • Verna Draba
  • Verna Whitlow-grass
  • Verna Whitlowgrass


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Synonyms

  • Crucifera erophila E.H.L.Krause [unknown]
  • Draba alba Gilib. [unknown]
  • Draba americana Pers. [unknown]
  • Draba boerhaavii H.C.Hall [unknown]
  • Draba claviformis Foucaud & Rouy [unknown]
  • Draba furcipila Rouy & Foucaud [unknown]
  • Draba glabrescens Rouy & Foucaud [unknown]
  • Draba hirtella Rouy & Foucaud [unknown]
  • Draba inflata H.C.Watson ex Syme [unknown]
  • Draba krockeri Fritsch [unknown]
  • Draba leptophylla Rouy & Foucaud [unknown]
  • Draba maiuscula Hayek & Wibiral [unknown]
  • Draba majuscula Rouy & Foucaud [unknown]
  • Draba muscosa Ruiz & Pav. ex Steud. [unknown]
  • Draba obconica (Bory) Beck [unknown]
  • Draba revelieri Rouy & Foucaud [unknown]
  • Draba stenocarpa Hayek & Wibiral [unknown]
  • Draba subnitens Rouy & Foucaud [unknown]
  • Draba subrotunda Rouy & Foucaud [unknown]
  • Draba verna americana Pers. [unknown]
  • Draba verna krockeri Rchb. [unknown]
  • Draba verna minutissima Griseb. [unknown]
  • Draba verna pinguis Th.Fr. [unknown]
  • Draba virescens Rouy & Foucaud [unknown]
  • Draba vulgaris Rouy & Foucaud [unknown]
  • Draba vulgaris sessiliflora Beck [unknown]
  • Drabella verna Bubani [unknown]
  • Erophila acrocarpa Brenner [unknown]
  • Erophila affinis Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila americana DC. [unknown]
  • Erophila andegavensis Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila angustata Brenner [unknown]
  • Erophila arenosa F.Hermann [unknown]
  • Erophila aurigerana Sudre [unknown]
  • Erophila bardini Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila boerhaavii linearifolia O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila boerhaavii muricola O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila brachycarpa Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila brevifolia Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila brevipila Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila breviscapa Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila cabillonensis Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila calcarata F.Herm. [unknown]
  • Erophila charbonnelii Sudre [unknown]
  • Erophila chlorina F.Rosen [unknown]
  • Erophila cinerea Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila claviformis Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila cochleata F.Rosen [unknown]
  • Erophila cochleoides Lotsy [unknown]
  • Erophila conferta Wilmott [unknown]
  • Erophila confertifolia Bannier [unknown]
  • Erophila confinis Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila corsica Jord. ex Magnier [unknown]
  • Erophila cuneifolia Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila curtipes Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila decipiens Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila dentata Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila draba K.F.Schimp. & Spenn. [unknown]
  • Erophila duplex Winge [unknown]
  • Erophila elata F.Rosen [unknown]
  • Erophila elongata F.Rosen [unknown]
  • Erophila fallacina Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila fauconnetii O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila furcipila Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila graminea Rosén [unknown]
  • Erophila hirta Jord. ex Nyman [unknown]
  • Erophila hirtella Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila inconspicua F.Rosen [unknown]
  • Erophila inflata H.C.Watson ex Hook.f. [unknown]
  • Erophila krockeri Andrz. [unknown]
  • Erophila leptophylla Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila lucida Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila lugdunensis Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila majuscula Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila microcarpa Wibiral [unknown]
  • Erophila muricola Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila muscosa DC. [unknown]
  • Erophila obconica de Bary ex Rosen [unknown]
  • Erophila obovata Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila occidentalis Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila oedocarpa Drabble [unknown]
  • Erophila ozanonii Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila patens F.Rosen [unknown]
  • Erophila propera Sudre [unknown]
  • Erophila psilocarpa Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila pyrenaica Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila quadruplex Winge [unknown]
  • Erophila radians F.Rosen [unknown]
  • Erophila radiosa Brenner [unknown]
  • Erophila revelieri Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila rhomboidea Brenner [unknown]
  • Erophila rigidula Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila rosenii O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila rubella Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila rubrinaeva Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila rurivaga Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila sabulosa F.Hermann [unknown]
  • Erophila semiduplex Winge [unknown]
  • Erophila serrata Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila setulosa Boiss. & C.I.Blanche [unknown]
  • Erophila simplex Winge [unknown]
  • Erophila sparsipila Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila stelligera F.Rosen [unknown]
  • Erophila stenocarpa Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila stricta F.Rosen [unknown]
  • Erophila subintegra Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila subrotunda Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila subtilis Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila tarda F.Rosen [unknown]
  • Erophila tenuis Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila verna (L.) DC. [unknown]
  • Erophila verna acrocarpa (Brenner) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna affinis (Jord.) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna americana O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna angustifolia O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna bardinii (Jord.) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna cabillonensis (Jord.) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna charbonnelii (Sudre) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna chlorina (F.Rosen) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna claviformis (Jord.) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna cochleata (F.Rosen) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna confinis (Jord.) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna cuneifolia (Jord.) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna dentata (Jord.) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna elongata (F.Rosen) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna glabra (Beck) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna glabrescens (Jord.) Diklić [unknown]
  • Erophila verna graminea O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna hirtella (Jord.) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna hungarica Borsos & Soó [unknown]
  • Erophila verna inconspicua (F.Rosen) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna krockeri (Andrz.) Diklić [unknown]
  • Erophila verna macrosperma Sebald [unknown]
  • Erophila verna macrosperma (Sebald) Jonsell [unknown]
  • Erophila verna majuscula (Jord.) Hausskn. [unknown]
  • Erophila verna minutissima (Griseb.) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna obconica (de Bary ex Rosen) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna oedocarpa (Drabble) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna patens (F.Rosen) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna pinguis (Th.Fr.) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna pyrenaica (Jord.) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna radians (F.Rosen) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna rubrinaeva (Jord.) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna rurivaga (Jord.) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna serrata O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna sessiliflora (Beck) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna sparsipila (Jord.) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna spathulata (Láng) Walters [unknown]
  • Erophila verna stelligera (F.Rosen) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna stricta (F.Rosen) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila verna vertesensis Borsos. & Soó [unknown]
  • Erophila verna violaceopetiolata (Losy) O.E.Schulz [unknown]
  • Erophila vestita Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila violaceopetiolata Lotsy [unknown]
  • Erophila vulgaris DC. [unknown]
  • Erophila vulgaris angustifolia Lej. [unknown]
  • Erophila vulgaris glabra Beck [unknown]
  • Gansblum vernum (L.) Kuntze [unknown]
  • Draba verna aestivalis Lej. [unknown]
  • Draba verna major Stur [unknown]
  • Draba verna majuscula (Jord.) Gren. [unknown]
  • Erophila violaceo-petiolata Lotsy ex Bannier [unknown]
  • Draba obconica Beck [unknown]
  • Draba spathulata Sadler [unknown]
  • Erophila calcarea F.Herm. [unknown]
  • Erophila hercynica F.Herm. [unknown]
  • Erophila minuscula Jord. [unknown]
  • Erophila velebitica Degen [unknown]
  • Erophila vulgaris inflata H.C.Watson ex Hook.f. [unknown]
  • Draba verna glabrescens (Jord.) Rouy & Foucaud [unknown]
  • Erophila vulgaris krockeri Andrz. ex Nyman [unknown]
  • Draba verna vulgaris (DC.) Rouy & Foucaud [unknown]
  • Erophila verna duplex (Winge) Winge [unknown]
  • Draba verna submitens (Jord.) Rouy & Foucaud [unknown]
  • Erophila verna microcarpa Oberd. [unknown]
  • Erophila verna verna [unknown]

Description

Draba verna (also called Spring Draba, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Europe and Asia. It has a basal rosette of leaves with small yellow flowers. It typically grows in rocky, dry, and sunny habitats.

Uses & Benefits

Draba verna is a popular ornamental plant, often used as a groundcover in gardens. It is also used medicinally for its diuretic, antiseptic, and anti-inflammatory properties.

Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species

Draba verna var. boerhaavii H.C.Hall
Draba verna var. praecox (Steven) B.Bock

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Draba verna has small, white flowers with yellow anthers. The seeds are small, black and shiny. The seedlings are slender and have a single pair of cotyledons.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Draba verna is a perennial plant that can be propagated by seed or division. It is best grown in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil. It is drought tolerant and can tolerate a wide range of soils.

Where to Find Draba verna

Draba verna can be found in the mountains of western China.

Draba verna FAQ

What is the scientific name of Draba verna?

Draba verna

What are the common names of Draba verna?

Spring draba, Spring whitlow grass

What is the range of Draba verna?

It is found in the mountains of western North America from Alaska to California and east to Wyoming and Colorado

Species in the Draba genus

Draba barguzinensis, Draba yuei, Draba abajoensis, Draba bifurcata, Draba malpighiacea, Draba serpentina, Draba simmonsii, Draba abiskoensis, Draba abiskojokkensis, Draba acaulis, Draba affghanica, Draba aizoides, Draba alajica, Draba alberti, Draba albertina, Draba algida, Draba alpina, Draba altaica, Draba alticola, Draba alyssoides, Draba alyssoides, Draba amandae, Draba ambigua, Draba amoena, Draba amplexicaulis, Draba aprica, Draba arabisans, Draba araratica, Draba arauquensis, Draba arbuscula, Draba arctica, Draba arctogena, Draba aretioides, Draba argentifolia, Draba argyrea, Draba arida, Draba arseniewi, Draba aspera, Draba asplundii, Draba asprella, Draba asterophora, Draba aubrietioides, Draba aurea, Draba aureola, Draba bagmatiensis, Draba baicalensis, Draba bajtenovii, Draba barclayana, Draba bartholomewii, Draba beamanii,

Species in the Brassicaceae family

Abdra brachycarpa, Abdra aprica, Acuston perenne, Aethionema rhodopaeum, Aethionema alanyae, Aethionema arabicum, Aethionema armenum, Aethionema capitatum, Aethionema carlsbergii, Aethionema carneum, Aethionema cephalanthum, Aethionema cordatum, Aethionema coridifolium, Aethionema demirizii, Aethionema diastrophis, Aethionema dumanii, Aethionema edentulum, Aethionema eunomioides, Aethionema fimbriatum, Aethionema froedinii, Aethionema gileadense, Aethionema glaucinum, Aethionema grandiflorum, Aethionema heterocarpum, Aethionema heterophyllum, Aethionema huber-morathii, Aethionema karamanicum, Aethionema lepidioides, Aethionema levandowskyi, Aethionema lycium, Aethionema marashicum, Aethionema membranaceum, Aethionema munzurense, Aethionema orbiculatum, Aethionema papillosum, Aethionema retsina, Aethionema saxatile, Aethionema schistosum, Aethionema semnanensis, Aethionema speciosum, Aethionema spicatum, Aethionema stylosum, Aethionema subulatum, Aethionema syriacum, Aethionema thesiifolium, Aethionema thomasianum, Aethionema transhyrcanum, Aethionema turcicum, Aethionema umbellatum, Aethionema virgatum,