Erophila verna
(L.) Chevall. Whitlow GrassPlant 3–20 cm high, slender, with simple, branched or stellate hairs. Leaves in basal rosette, spathulate to oblanceolate, 0.2–2 cm long, margins entire or with a few shallow teeth. Flowering stem without leaves. Sepals 1–2.5 mm long, hairy; petals 1.5–3 mm long, white or pink. Fruit elliptic, obovate or almost circular, compressed, 3–10 mm long, 1–4 mm wide, glabrous; pedicels spreading, 2–30 mm long.
GleP, Brid, VVP, OtP, WaP, Gold, CVU, GGr, EGU, HNF, MonT, VAlp.
Characterized by the bifid petals, the absence of any stem leaves and the presence of at least some branched hairs.
2 subspecies native to Europe, both naturalised in Victoria. 'Runts' of both subspecies are occasionally encountered and such plants are not included in the measurements given here.
Entwisle, T.J. (1996). Brassicaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae, pp. 399–459. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
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