Class
Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Draba Dill. ex L.
Synonymy:
- = Erophila DC., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7: 234 (1821)
Description
Annual or overwintering taprooted herbs. Hairs branched, simple, or mixed. Stems erect, leafless. Lvs simple, entire or toothed. Racemes ebracteate. Sepals erecto-patent, not saccate. Petals white, deeply 2-fid. Stamens 6, without appendages. Lateral nectaries 4, paired at bases of lateral stamens; median nectaries 0, or 2 between bases of median stamens. Style short; stigma capitate. Silicle orbicular, obovate or oblong, latiseptate; valves with faint median and secondary veins. Seeds ovoid, not winged, in 2 lax rows per locule.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4. as Erophila DC.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Candolle, A.L.P. de 1821: Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 7: 234.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Mabberley, D.J. 2017: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 4. Cambridge University Press.
