Draba is a large genus of
cruciferousBrassicaceae or Cruciferae, also known as the crucifers, the mustard family or cabbage family is a family of flowering plants . The name Brassicaceae is derived from the included genus Brassica. Cruciferae is an older name, meaning "cross-bearing", because the four petals of their flowers are...
plantPlants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The scientific study of plants, known as botany, has identified about 350,000 extant species of plants, defined as seed plants,...
s, commonly known as
Whitlow-grasses. There are over 300 species.
Selected species:
- Draba albertina
Draba albertina is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known as slender draba or slender whitlow-grass. This plant is native to western North America, where it grows at high elevations from Arizona to Alaska and northern Canada. Like many species of Draba, it can grow in alpine and...
- slender draba
- Draba aretioides
Draba aretioides is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is rocky areas.-Source:* León-Yánez, S. & Pitman, N. 2003. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
- Draba asterophora
Draba asterophora is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name Lake Tahoe draba. It is native to the High Sierra Nevada of California and western Nevada around the Lake Tahoe area. It is a squat perennial herb which forms small mats in rocky habitat in the alpine...
- Lake Tahoe draba
- Draba aureola
Draba aureola is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known as the Mt. Lassen draba or Mt. Lassen whitlow-grass. This plant is native to the Cascade Range of western North America, where it grows at elevations above 2000 meters. This is usually a perennial plant found growing in rocky...
- Mt. Lassen draba
- Draba breweri
Draba breweri is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name cushion draba. With Draba cana now considered a variety of this species, it is distributed throughout much of North America, including much of Canada and the western United States. The less widespread var....
- cushion draba
- Draba cacuminum
- Draba californica
Draba californica is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known as the California draba. This is an uncommon plant found at elevations over 3000 meters in the Inyo Mountains of California and the nearby White Mountains of California and Nevada. This is a small perennial herb generally...
- California draba
- Draba carnosula
Draba carnosula is a rare species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name Mt. Eddy draba. It is endemic to the Klamath Mountains of far northern California, where it is known from fewer than twenty occurrences at Mount Eddy and other peaks in the range. This is a perennial...
- Mt.
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Draba is a large genus of
cruciferousBrassicaceae or Cruciferae, also known as the crucifers, the mustard family or cabbage family is a family of flowering plants . The name Brassicaceae is derived from the included genus Brassica. Cruciferae is an older name, meaning "cross-bearing", because the four petals of their flowers are...
plantPlants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The scientific study of plants, known as botany, has identified about 350,000 extant species of plants, defined as seed plants,...
s, commonly known as
Whitlow-grasses. There are over 300 species.
Selected species:
- Draba albertina
Draba albertina is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known as slender draba or slender whitlow-grass. This plant is native to western North America, where it grows at high elevations from Arizona to Alaska and northern Canada. Like many species of Draba, it can grow in alpine and...
- slender draba
- Draba aretioides
Draba aretioides is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is rocky areas.-Source:* León-Yánez, S. & Pitman, N. 2003. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
- Draba asterophora
Draba asterophora is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name Lake Tahoe draba. It is native to the High Sierra Nevada of California and western Nevada around the Lake Tahoe area. It is a squat perennial herb which forms small mats in rocky habitat in the alpine...
- Lake Tahoe draba
- Draba aureola
Draba aureola is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known as the Mt. Lassen draba or Mt. Lassen whitlow-grass. This plant is native to the Cascade Range of western North America, where it grows at elevations above 2000 meters. This is usually a perennial plant found growing in rocky...
- Mt. Lassen draba
- Draba breweri
Draba breweri is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name cushion draba. With Draba cana now considered a variety of this species, it is distributed throughout much of North America, including much of Canada and the western United States. The less widespread var....
- cushion draba
- Draba cacuminum
- Draba californica
Draba californica is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known as the California draba. This is an uncommon plant found at elevations over 3000 meters in the Inyo Mountains of California and the nearby White Mountains of California and Nevada. This is a small perennial herb generally...
- California draba
- Draba carnosula
Draba carnosula is a rare species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name Mt. Eddy draba. It is endemic to the Klamath Mountains of far northern California, where it is known from fewer than twenty occurrences at Mount Eddy and other peaks in the range. This is a perennial...
- Mt. Eddy draba
- Draba corrugata
Draba corrugata is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name Southern California draba. It is native to the mountain ranges of southern California and Baja California, where it grows in rocky areas. This is a biennial or perennial herb forming a cushiony basal...
- Southern California draba
- Draba cruciata
Draba cruciata is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known as the Mineral King draba. This is an uncommon plant endemic to California, where it is known only from the Sierra Nevada in Tulare County. It was named for Mineral King, a historic valley in the area. This plant is a squat,...
- Mineral King draba
- Draba cuneifolia
Draba cuneifolia is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known as the wedgeleaf draba or wedgeleaf whitlow-grass. This annual plant is native to the southern half of North America where it grows in open, rocky fields and disturbed areas. The plant forms a basal cluster of leaves,...
- wedgeleaf draba
- Draba densifolia
Draba densifolia is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known as the denseleaf draba. This small perennial is native to western North America, where it is found in mountain environments above 2000 meters from California to Alaska to Wyoming. The plant forms cushion-like mats of small...
- denseleaf draba
- Draba ecuadoriana
Draba ecuadoriana is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is rocky areas.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Draba extensa
Draba extensa is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is rocky areas.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* León-Yánez, S. & Pitman, N. 2003. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
- Draba hookeri
Draba hookeri is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rocky areas.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Draba howellii
Draba howellii is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names rosette draba and Howell's draba. It is endemic to the Klamath Mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in rock crevices. This is a tuft-forming perennial herb, sometimes...
- Howell's draba, rosette draba
- Draba incrassata
Draba incrassata is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name Sweetwater Mountains draba. It is endemic to California, where it is known mainly from the Sweetwater Mountains of Mono County. It grows in alpine rock fields on the barren high mountain peaks....
- Sweetwater draba
- Draba lactea
Draba lactea is a flower common throughout the high Arctic. It stretches further south in mountainous areas of Norway and Canada....
- Lapland whitlow-grass
- Draba monoensis
Draba monoensis is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names White Mountains draba and Mono draba. It is endemic to Mono County, California, where it grows in moist, rocky habitat in the alpine climate of the White Mountains. It is a small perennial herb...
- Mono draba, White Mountains draba
- Draba obovata
Draba obovata is a species of plant in the Brassicaceae family.It is endemic to Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rocky areas.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Draba pterosperma
Draba pterosperma is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name wingedseed draba. It is endemic to Siskiyou County, California, where it is known only from the Marble and Salmon Mountains of the Klamath Range. It is a small perennial herb forming dense...
- wingedseed draba
- Draba sharsmithii
Draba sharsmithii is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names Mt. Whitney draba and Sharsmith's draba. It is endemic to the southern Sierra Nevada of California, where it is known from fewer than ten occurrences in rocky alpine and subalpine habitat...
- Mt. Whitney draba
- Draba sierrae
Draba sierrae is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common name Sierra draba. It is endemic to the central Sierra Nevada of California, where it is known from just a few occurrences in rocky alpine habitat. It is a perennial herb forming small, dense cushions...
- Sierra draba
- Draba splendens
Draba splendens is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rocky areas.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Draba spruceana
Draba spruceana is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rocky areas.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Draba steyermarkii
Draba steyermarkii is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland....
- Draba stylosa
Draba stylosa is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Draba subumbellata
Draba subumbellata is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by several common names, including parasol draba, mound draba, and White Mountains cushion draba. This small perennial plant is native to the White Mountains which straddle the California-Nevada state line and the Inyo...
- parasol draba
- Draba verna
Spring draba may also go by the names shadflower, nailwort, vernal whitlow grass, early witlow grass or whitlow-grass. It is a tiny, tiny plant of sagebrush country, in the inland western U.S., most of Europe, including Britain, North Africa and temperate Asia...
- spring draba
- Draba violacea
Draba violacea is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.Its natural habitat is rocky areas.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* León-Yánez, S. & Pitman, N. 2003. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
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