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Tiny Plants: Draba verna

Tiny Plants: Draba verna

Draba verna is a small but memorable plant. Common names for it include early whitlowgrass, vernal whitlowgrass, and spring whitlow-mustard. Sometimes it is simply referred to as spring draba. As these common names suggest, Draba vernaflowers early in the spring. It is an annual plant that begins its life by germinating the previous fall. While its flowers are minuscule, multiple plants can be…

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_Draba nemorosa_ #draba #whitlowgrass #イヌナズナ 犬を冠した植物名については、役に立たないから犬だという無責任な説があるけれど、身近にあるけれど食べたりはしないという社会人類学的な解釈の方が自然。イヌナズナについては、道端や電柱の根元に咲いているので、犬が育てる薺と解釈しても面白い。