General Habitat: Found in shallow soils on granitic outcrops, especially beneath widely scattered, old-growth eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana).
General Description: This annual is from 6-12in (15-30cm) tall. Basal leaves have 1-2 teeth per side, and are 0.5-0.75in (1-2cm) long and rounded. Flowers are produced at the base of the side branches and also terminal. The flowers have four white petals that are less than 0.1in (3mm) long and have a small notch at the apex. The fruit is a narrowly elliptic, two-parted pod (short silique or silicle), 0.15-0.2in (4-6mm) long and is covered with tiny star-shaped hairs. Draba brachycarpa strongly resembles this species but has hairless fruits and more elongated lower branches. Draba aprica flowers from March to April and the fruiting period is from April to May.
