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Draba nemerosa

Common name:		Family:	Cruciferae
Author:	L.	Botanical references:	50, 58
Synonyms:
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	Europe to E. Asia.
Habitat:	Sunny places all over Japan[58]. Found in most of Europe except the far north-west[50].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	1	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	1

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	D. lutea[B,P] D. nemorosa[B,C,CAL,E,H,L,P] D. nemorosa var. leiocarpa[B,P]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Wood Whitlow-grass [L], Woodland Whitlow-grass [B], Woodland Whitlowgrass [P],
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Capparales. Renamed to Brassicaceae -- Mustard family
Other Range Info:	From the Ethnobotany Database
	China

Physical Characteristics

Annual/Biennial growing to 0.3m. It is not frost tender. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 1/5 for edibility and 1/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.

Habitats and Possible Locations

Cultivated Beds.

Edible Uses

Leaves.

Young plant - cooked[105, 177]. A nutritional analysis is available[218].

Composition

Leaves (Dry weight): In grammes per 100g weight of food:
Water: 0 Protein: 15.8 Fat: 2.1 Carbohydrate: 67.7 Fibre: 17.6 Ash: 14.4
In milligrammes per 100g weight of food:
Calcium: 3310 Phosphorus: 330 Potassium: 1780
Source: [218]
Notes : It is assumed that this analysis is for the leaves on a zero moisture basis, though the report was a bit vague.

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

Antiasthmatic Demulcent Deobstruent Diuretic Expectorant Laxative.

The seed is antiasthmatic, demulcent, deobstruent, diuretic, expectorant, laxative[147, 178, 218].

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

We have no details for this species, though judging by its native range it should be hardy in most parts of Britain. It is likely to prefer a sunny position in a well-drained soil[K].

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in situ.

Suppliers

For more details of plant suppliers please see our Suppliers Page which lists many more places to look.

Web References

[HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database

References for Draba nemorosa (a possible synonym).

[H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[C] Taxon data. from the CalFlora database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[K] Ken Fern
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.

[50] ? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964
An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.

[58] Ohwi. G. Flora of Japan. (English translation) Smithsonian Institution 1965
The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.

[105] Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976
The most comprehensive guide to edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.

[147] ? A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Running Press ISBN 0-914294-92-X
A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods.

[177] Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984 ISBN 3874292169
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.

[178] Stuart. Rev. G. A. Chinese Materia Medica. Taipei. Southern Materials Centre
A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating.

[218] Duke. J. A. and Ayensu. E. S. Medicinal Plants of China Reference Publications, Inc. 1985 ISBN 0-917256-20-4
Details of over 1,200 medicinal plants of China and brief details of their uses. Often includes an analysis, or at least a list of constituents. Heavy going if you are not into the subject.

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