Draba monoensis
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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 forming clusters of hairy, oblong leaves up to 2 centimeters long. Each leaf is under 1.5 centimeters long and mostly hairless except for a prominent fringe of long hairs along the edges. The erect inflorescence
bears 10 to 20 white flowers with petals only a few millimeters long. The fruit is an oval-shaped silique
up to half a centimeter long which contains several tiny seeds.
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....
known by the common names White Mountains draba and Mono draba. It is endemic to Mono County, California
Mono County, California
Mono County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California, to the east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,202, up from 12,853 at the 2000 census...
, where it grows in moist, rocky habitat in the alpine climate
Alpine climate
Alpine climate is the average weather for a region above the tree line. This climate is also referred to as mountain climate or highland climate....
of the White Mountains
White Mountains (California)
The White Mountains of California are a triangular fault block mountain range facing the Sierra Nevada across the upper Owens Valley. They extend for approximately as a greatly elevated plateau about wide on the south, narrowing to a point at the north, with elevations generally increasing...
. It is a small perennial herb forming clusters of hairy, oblong leaves up to 2 centimeters long. Each leaf is under 1.5 centimeters long and mostly hairless except for a prominent fringe of long hairs along the edges. The erect inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
bears 10 to 20 white flowers with petals only a few millimeters long. The fruit is an oval-shaped silique
Silique
A silique or siliqua is a fruit of 2 fused carpels with the length being more than three times the width. The outer walls of the ovary usually separate when ripe, leaving a persistent partition...
up to half a centimeter long which contains several tiny seeds.