Cardaria draba (L.) Desv.

Spice In the field

Family: CRUCIFERAE (BRASSICACEAE)

Genus: Cardaria

Sinònims: Lepidium draba L.

Catalan common name: Babol. Capellan. Papol. Pelitre.

Spanish common name: Draba. Mastuerzo bárbaro u oriental.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones.

Characteristics: This Cruciferae grows in arable land and along roadsides; it has broad leaves which are very slightly divided for a Cruciferae; the flowers are grouped in a sort of false umbel which is very characteristic of the species.