Crystal Cv. SP beach and cliffs, 4-26-12. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Whitetop
(Hoary cress)

Lepidium draba

Exotic species on the list of prime candidates for Early Detection and Rapid Response action. (California Native Plant Society, Orange County Chapter)

Native to western Asia and eastern Europe. Introduced with contaminated seed shipments in the early 1900s

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Crystal Cv. SP beach and cliffs, 4-26-12. © Ron Vanderhoff.
Crystal Cv. SP beach and cliffs, 4-26-12. © Ron Vanderhoff.

S of Intersect of Jamboree and MacArthur, Irvine, 4-18-14. © Ron Vanderhoff.
S of Intersect of Jamboree and MacArthur, Irvine, 4-18-14. © Ron Vanderhoff.

S of Intersect of Jamboree and MacArthur, Irvine, 4-18-14. © Ron Vanderhoff.