Thlaspi perfoliatum

Perforated Pennycress

Thlaspi perfoliatum L.

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

▲ ▼ mature, flowering plants

▲ ▼ flowers and fruit

▲ leaf

▲ large patch near bermudagrass golf course

perforated pennycress is somewhat similar to, but much smaller than field pennycress
native to Europe
only grows 4-8 inches tall
commonly found in open turf and warm-season turf in winter
has leaves that clasp around stem
flowers are small, white, with four petals, appearing in early spring
fruit is a small, heart-shaped silique, somewhat upcurved and flat, but with an inflated center