Draba aurea
Golden Draba, Golden Whitlow Grass
Other regional names: Golden Whitlowgrass
- Golden Whitlowgrass
Also known as: Draba aurea f. decumbens O.E.Schulz +18 more
- Draba aurea f. decumbens O.E.Schulz
- Draba aurea f. surculifera O.E.Schulz
- Draba aurea f. uber (A.Nelson) O.E.Schulz
- Draba aurea var. aurea
- Draba aurea var. aureiformis (Rydb.) O.E.Schulz
- Draba aurea var. leiocarpa (Payson & H.St.John) C.L.Hitchc.
- Draba aurea var. luteola (Greene) O.E.Schulz
- Draba aureiformis Rydb.
- Draba aureiformis var. leiocarpa Payson & H.St.John
- Draba bakeri Greene
- Draba decumbens Rydb.
- Draba henneana var. maccallae (Rydberg) O.E.Schulz
- Draba henneana var. mccallae (Rydb.) O.E.Schulz
- Draba luteola Greene
- Draba luteola var. minganensis M.Vict.
- Draba mccallae Rydb.
- Draba minganensis (M.Vict.) Fernald
- Draba surculifera A.Nelson
- Draba uber A.Nelson
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Brassicaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Draba aurea (commonly known as Golden Draba or Golden Whitlow-Grass) is a shrub belonging to the Brassicaceae family. Found natively in North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Draba, which contains over 450 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, Colorado, Greenland, Idaho, Labrador, Manitoba, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon