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Draba densifolia

Dense Leaved Draba, Dense Leaved Whitlow Grass
Other regional names: Nuttall's Draba
  • Nuttall's Draba
Also known as: Draba caeruleimontana Payson & H.St.John, 1930 +17 more
  • Draba caeruleimontana Payson & H.St.John, 1930
  • Draba caeruleomontana Payson & H.St.John
  • Draba caeruleomontana var. piperi Payson & H.St.John
  • Draba densiflora f. caeruleimontana (Payson & H.St.John) H.St.John, 1963
  • Draba densiflora f. nelsonii O.E.Schulz, 1927
  • Draba densiflora Nutt.
  • Draba densifolia f. caeruleimontana (Payson & H.St.John) H.St.John
  • Draba densifolia f. caeruleomontana (Payson & H.St.John) H.St.John
  • Draba densifolia f. nelsonii (J.F.Macbr. & Payson) O.E.Schulz
  • Draba glacialis var. pectinata S.Watson
  • Draba globosa var. sphaerula (J.F.Macbr. & Payson) O.E.Schulz
  • Draba mulfordae Payson
  • Draba mulfordiae Payson
  • Draba multifordei Payson
  • Draba nelsonii J.F.Macbr. & Payson
  • Draba oligosperma var. pectinata (S.Watson) Jeps.
  • Draba pectinata (S.Watson) Rydb.
  • Draba sphaerula J.F.Macbr. & Payson
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Brassicaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.

Draba densifolia (commonly known as Dense-Leaved Draba or Dense-Leaved Whitlow-Grass) is a shrub belonging to the Brassicaceae family. Indigenous to North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. The genus Draba is notably large, comprising more than 450 species.

Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Northwestern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

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