Distribution: Widely distributed throughout Washington; widely distributed throughout North America; circumboreal.
Habitat: Shrub-steppe, grasslands, and open disturbed areas at low to middle elevations.
Flowers: February-May
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Small annual herb 5-20 cm tall.
All basal, simple, narrow, with weak teeth on margin and stellate hairs on surface.
White, small, with 4 deeply notched petals; in racemes at top of stems.
Elliptic capsules (siliques).
One of the earliest species to bloom in spring; plants are small; leaves all basal with branched hairs; flowers white with 4 deeply notched petals.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Draba verna in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Draba verna checklist entry.
E-Flora BC: Draba verna atlas page.
CalPhotos: Draba verna photos.
USDA Plants: Draba verna information.