Erophila verna
| Erophila verna | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Spring-Early Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Erophila verna (common name: whitlow grass)
Propagation: Seed - sow in situ when it is ripe in the summer or sow stored seed in situ in early spring.
Cultivation: A native plant, we have no information on its cultivation needs but judging by its wild habitat it probably requires a light well-drained dry to moist soil and a sunny position[K].
A polymorphic species[1].
Range: Most of Europe, including Britain, south to N. Africa and east to temperate Asia.
Habitat: Rocks, walls and dry places[1].
Edibility: Leaves - raw[2].
Medicinal: The plant is astringent and vulnerary[3]. It is used as a treatment for whitlows[3].
Pollinators: Bees, flies, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Draba verna
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Sowerby, John. The Useful Plants of Great Britain. 1862.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chopra, R. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 1986.