Whitetop / دُرابة /

Whitlow Grass /

Lepidium draba L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility

Edible

Edible part

Young leaves
Young shoots

Preparation

Cooked with olive oil
Raw
Salads

Blooming period

March to May

Foraging period

January to March

Seed collection period

May to July

Description

Perenniality

Annual

Petal colour

Cream
White

Leaf type

Entire

Life form

Annual

Scientifc data

Genus

Lepidium

Family

Brassicaceae

Wikidata item

Q149440

GBIF Item

Lepidium draba L. (5376961)

References

Lepidium draba L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-08-04.
Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-04. <temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Lepidium+draba>

Citation

Lepidium draba L. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/839 accessed via barari.org on 6/29/2025.