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HOARY CRESS

Class: Cardaria draba
Family: MUSTARD FAMILY
Sub Family: Brassicaceae, Cruciferae
Year: Perennial
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Colour: Dirty white
Height: 20-50 cm (8-20")
Each Flower: 1.5-3 mm (1/16-1/8") across with 4 tiny, spoon-shaped petals, 4 stamens and 4 small green sepals; below each small cluster is tiny green bract
Leaves: Oblong and pointed with slightly indented margins, up to 10 cm (4") long 4.2 cm (1 3/4") broad; lower ones have stalks and upper ones are clasping with ears; dull green
Stems: Green, stout, round, woody on outside and soft in middle
Blooming Period: April - August
Habitat: Waste land, fields, and roadsides at lower elevations
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