Hoary Cress
Alias: Cardaria draba

Distinguishing features:
(information taken from "Weeds of the West," Revised, 1992)

• Deep rooted periennial growing up to 2 feet tall.
• Leaves are blue-green and lance-shaped.
• Lower leaves are stalked while the upper leaves have two lobes clasping the stem.
• Flowering consist of many small white flowers with four petals and form small clusters at the top of each stalk giving the appearance of a flat-top.
• By mid-summer plants have bloomed and set seed.
• Heart-shaped seed capsules contain two reddish-brown seeds.