Draba nemorosa
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Woodland Whitlow-grass
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Summary
Source: WikipediaDraba nemorosa is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is Subarctic and Temperate Northern Hemisphere.
Description
A cabbage family herb. It is an annual plant up to 45 cm tall. The leaves at the base are in a ring. They are 1-4 cm long by 2-12 mm wide. They do not have leaf stalks but have 3-6 teeth near the tip. The flowers are 2 mm across and pale yellow. They are in large groups.
Edible Uses
Young leaves are cooked with seasoned vegetables and used in soups. Seeds are also edible.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are cooked with seasoned vegetables. They are also used in soups.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows on grassy areas, roadsides, wet valleys, river banks, forest margins, stream sides, mountain slopes from near sea level to 4800 m altitude in China. Tasmania Herbarium.
Where It Grows
Afghanistan, Arctic, Asia, Australia, Central Asia, China, Europe, Japan, Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, North America, Pakistan, Russia, SW Asia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tasmania, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
Notes
There are 350 Draba species. They are mostly in cold places.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Kkitdaji, Kkottaji
References (11)
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- Kim, H. & Song, M., 2013, Ethnobotanical analysis for traditional knowledge of wild edible plants in North Jeolla Province (Korea). Genetic. Resour. Crop Evol. (2013) 60:1571-1585
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- Pemberton, R. W. & Lee, N. S., 1996, Wild Food Plants in South Korea: Market Presence, New Crops, and Exports to the United States. Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 57-70 (As nemorosa Lindbl.)
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- Zhou Taiyan, Lu Lianli, Yang Guang; Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz, BRASSICACEAE (CRUCIFERAE), Flora of China.
