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Lepidium draba L.

hoary cress (Brassicaceae / Cruciferae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadModerate tendencySE
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Synonym | Cardaria draba (L.) Desv.

Originally introduced to ports, Lepidium draba has spread across much of lowland Britain (it remains scarce in Ireland); its flat-topped inflorescences are characteristic.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-05-18

 hoary cress / Lepidium draba: Originally introduced to ports, _Lepidium draba_ has spread across much of lowland Britain (it remains scarce in Ireland); its flat-topped inflorescences are characteristic.

The fruits of Lepidium draba are wider than long, with net-like ridges on the outside (except in the rare casual L. draba subsp. chalepense).

Selsey (VC13: West Sussex); 2017-08-14

 hoary cress / Lepidium draba: The fruits of _Lepidium draba_ are wider than long, with net-like ridges on the outside (except in the rare casual _L. draba_ subsp. _chalepense_).

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