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Draba lactea

Draba lactea M.F. Adams

Milky Draba

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

Synonym(s): Draba allenii, Draba fladnizensis var. heterotricha

USDA Symbol: DRLA

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall, often shorter.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , ME
Canada: BC , MB , NL , NT , NU , ON , PE , QC , YT
Native Habitat: Wet Meadow/Prairie/Field, Alpine

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 69 - Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (2011) NRC Research Press, National Research Council of Canada
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-09
Research By: TWC Staff

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