Calflora Taxon Report
Cardaria draba  (L.) Desv.

(not an active name)
Heart podded hoary cress
Cardaria draba is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
also called Lepidium draba
Cal-IPC rating: moderate
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~758 records in California
redone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
Genus: Cardaria
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSLepidium draba ssp. draba
PLANTSLepidium draba
JEFLepidium draba
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USDA PLANTS Profile (CADR)

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