Name: Draba verna.
English: Spring draba; Shadflower; Nailwort; Common whitlowgrass; Vernal whitlow grass; Early witlow grass; Whitlow-grass.
German: Hungerblümchen.
Region: western United States, North Africa, temperate Asia, Europe, Britain.
Botany: small plant; in sagebrush country; grows in very early spring; flowers four, deeply notched, white petals, ± 1-2 inch above the ground by a long stem; leaves clustered at the base.
Use: edible.
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