Brassicaceae FAMILY
Draba nemorosa
Draba nemorosa
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Draba nemorosa is an annual to biennial plant that can grow up to 30cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and a food. The leaves are sometimes sold in local food markets in Korea[ 1665 Title Wild Food Plants in South Korea; Market Presence, New Crops, and Exports to the United States Publication Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1996), pp. 57-70 Author Pemberton R.W. & Nam Sook Lee Website http://www.jstor.org/stable/4255805 Publisher Year 1996 ISBN Description ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope to E. Asia.
HabitatSunny places all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Found in most of Europe except the far north-west[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description 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. ].