Draba reptans, common names Carolina draba, Carolina whitlow-grass, Creeping whitlow-grass, and Whitlow-grass, is an annual plant in the family Brassicaceae that is native to North America.[1]
| Draba reptans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Draba |
| Species: | D. reptans |
| Binomial name | |
| Draba reptans (Lam.) Fernald | |
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It is listed as a special concern in Connecticut,[2] as threatened in Michigan, New York, and Ohio, as endangered in New Jersey, as extirpated in Pennsylvania, and as historical in Rhode Island.[3]
The Ramah Navajo apply a poultice of the crushed leaves of the plant to sores.[4]
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Draba reptans |
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| Arabis reptans |
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