Common name:
Hoary cress
Family:
Scientific name:
Lepidium draba
Main flower color:
Range:
Lowland areas of England, Wales and southern Scotland; an introduced species
Height:
Up to 90 cm
Habitat:
Fields, disturbed ground, saltmarsh
Flowers:
Small, around 5 mm across, white, in dense clusters, attached by slender, hairless, light green stalks. Petals are non-overlapping and clawed, tapering to a narrow base
Fruit:
Inflated, twin-chambered discs
Leaves:
Oblong, greyish-green, lined with a few well-separated teeth, (usually) with a covering of downy hairs
Season:
May to October
Rarity:
★★★★★
