Lepidium draba
Heart Pod Hoary Cress, Hoary Cardaria
Other regional names: Hoary Cress +4 more
- Hoary Cress
- Pepper Cress
- Perennial Peppergrass
- Tall Whitetop
- Thanet Cress
Also known as: Cardaria brachypetala Opiz +19 more
- Cardaria brachypetala Opiz
- Cardaria brachysepala Opiz, 1852
- Cardaria cochlearia Spach
- Cardaria draba (L.) Desv.
- Cardaria draba subsp. draba
- Cardaria draba var. dunense Rouy & Foucaud
- Cardiolepis dentata Wallr.
- Cochlearia draba (L.) L.
- Crucifera cardaria E.H.L.Krause
- Draba ruderalis Baumg.
- Hymenophysa macrocarpa Franch.
- Jundzillia draba (L.) Andrz.
- Jundzillia draba Andrz. ex DC.
- Lepidium arvense J.S.Muell.
- Lepidium arvense Mill.
- Lepidium diversifolium Freyn & Sint. ex Freyn
- Lepidium draba subsp. draba
- Lepidium draba subsp. eudraba Thell.
- Lepidium draba var. longistylum Trautv.
- Lepidium draba var. matritense (Pau) Thell.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Brassicaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Lepidium draba (commonly known as Heart-pod Hoary Cress or Hoary Cardaria) is a herbaceous perennial within the Brassicaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, France, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Manchuria, Morocco, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, District of Columbia, Finland, Free State, Germany, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Japan, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, North Dakota, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Queensland, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Dakota, Sweden, Switzerland, Tasmania, Uruguay, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Washington, West Siberia, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Wisconsin, Wyoming