Common name:
Yellow whitlowgrass
Family:
Scientific name:
Draba aizoides
Main flower color:
Range:
The south coast of the Gower Peninsula, between Rhossili and Pwlldu Head
Height:
Up to 12 cm
Habitat:
Limestone cliffs, old walls, other rocky places
Flowers:
Around 8 mm across; four hairless, greenish-yellow sepals, four yellow petals, six stamens and a central pistil. In compact clusters at the tip of the leafless stalk
Fruit:
Hairless, flattened green pods, 8 mm long, with residual style at the tip
Leaves:
In a basal rosette; linear, quite thick, lined by short, bristly hairs
Season:
March to May
Rarity:
★★★★★
