Draba densifolia

Draba densifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common names Alpine Whitlow-Grass and 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 fleshy, hairy, pointed leaves in rocky crevices and on slopes. If it bolts a stem it is no taller than 15 centimeters. The flowers open in an obvious inflorescence of a few tiny blooms at times, but often appear as a layer on the surface of the mat of tiny leaves. The flowers are bright yellow with petals just a few millimeters wide. The fruit is a flat podlike silique less than a centimeter long. Grows in alpine rocky slopes, barren outcrops.[1]

Draba densifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Draba
Species:
D. densifolia
Binomial name
Draba densifolia
Synonyms

Draba caeruleomontana
Draba nelsonii
Draba sphaerula

References
  1. "Draba densifolia | Alpine Whitlow-grass | Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest". www.pnwflowers.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
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