Lepidium draba L.

Rhizomatous perennial, forming large patches; rootstock branching. Stems erect, (10)–25–60 cm tall, bearing short arching simple hairs. Lvs dull green to glaucous, covered with fine short hairs. Lower lvs oblanceolate to obovate, cuneately narrowed to long petiole, entire or distantly dentate, withering before flowering; lamina (2)–3–6–(9) × (1)–2–3 cm. Upper lvs sessile, ovate to narrowly triangular, amplexicaul, entire or toothed, (1)–3–6–(10) × (0.5)–1–2–(3) cm. Panicle 6–10–(15) cm long at fruiting; pedicels erecto-patent at flowering, spreading at fruiting, 6–12 mm long. Sepals glabrous, 1.5–2 mm long. Petals white, narrow, 3–4 × 0.5–1 mm. Silicle broadly ovate or cordate, not strongly flattened, (2)–3–4–(6) × (3)–4–6 mm, smaller when seedless; valves usually reticulate-veined. Seeds brown, c. 2 mm long.

[From: Webb et al. (1985) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4 as Cardaria draba (L.) Desv.]