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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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]
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]