Brassicaceae FAMILY
Erophila verna
Erophila verna
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitAnnual
Growth—
A native plant, we have no information on its cultivation needs but judging by its wild habitat it probably requires a light well-drained dry to moist soil and a sunny position[PFAF]. A polymorphic species[1].
Propagation
Seed - sow in situ when it is ripe in the summer or sow stored seed in situ in early spring. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Erophila+verna>
Pollinators
Bees, Flies, Self
References
- [1]Flora of the British Isles. — Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. · Cambridge University Press · 1962 · ISBN - ↩︎A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
- [2]The Useful Plants of Great Britain. — Johnson. C. P. ↩︎Written about a hundred years ago, but still a very good guide to the useful plants of Britain.
- [3]Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). — Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. · Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. · 1986 · ISBN - ↩︎Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎