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Draba glabella var. glabella

Draba glabella Pursh var. glabella

Smooth Draba, Smooth Whitlow-grass, Smooth Whitlowgrass

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s): Draba arabisans var. canadensis, Draba daurica, Draba glabella var. megasperma, Draba glabella var. orthocarpa, Draba hirta, Draba megasperma

USDA Symbol: DRGLG2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silicle , Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 18 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , MI , NY , VT , WI , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , NU , ON , QC , YT
Native Habitat: Rock outcrops, talus, rocky ridges and knolls, meadows, tundra, gravelly beaches, sandy river margins, disturbed soils.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Draba glabella var. glabella in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Draba glabella var. glabella in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Draba glabella var. glabella

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-27
Research By: CBR

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