Draba - Wikipedia Draba is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, commonly known as whitlow-grasses (though they are not related to the true grasses) There are over 400 species: [3] Draba acaulis Boiss Draba affghanica Boiss Draba alajica Litv Draba alberti Regel Schmalh Draba × algida Adams ex DC Draba alticola Kom
Draba Plant Growing Care Guide for Gardeners In this Gardener's HQ guide, we'll explore cultivating Draba plants in your garden, indoor spaces, and other settings Plant Characteristics: Draba is known for its compact size and bright yellow flowers Ideal for rock gardens, it is great foe adding a splash of color in early spring
Draba verna (Spring Whitlow-grass) - Minnesota Wildflowers It is most similar to the native Carolina Whitlow-grass (Draba reptans), which does not have elongating flowering stems so the fruit is arranged more like a candelabra at the top of the stem, its flower petals are not deeply cleft as Spring Whitlow-grass flowers are, and there are usually some leaves on the lower stem where Spring Whitlow-grass
Whitlow grass | Alpine, Arctic Subarctic | Britannica The European common whitlow grass (Draba verna) is a low annual with small rosettes of narrow leaves, clusters of white flowers at the ends of leafless stems, and spear-shaped fruits borne on long stalks It has naturalized in northern North America and grows on mountains, sandy ground, and rock walls
Botany A to Z: Draba - Colorado Natural Heritage Program There are currently 121 recognized Draba species in the Flora of North America, with the greatest concentration of species in the western United States Most species of Draba are found at high elevations or high latitudes, and endemism in local mountain ranges is frequent in the genus
Draba - Plant Delights Nursery The genus Draba is a brassica (cabbage relative) containing over 370 species of plants that grow primarily in mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere Draba is the largest genus in family Brassicaceae and is widespread in the wild in a wide variety of habitats
Draba rigida - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden Draba rigida, commonly known as whitlow grass, is a compact, slow-growing, tufted evergreen perennial which forms small dense rosettes of linear, rigid, hairy-margined, dark green leaves rising to 3” tall and spreading to 5” wide Slender naked stems bearing racemes of tiny 4-petaled bright yellow flowers appear in spring
Draba verna - Wikipedia Draba verna (syn Erophila verna), common whitlowgrass, is a species of plant in the cabbage family It is a small spring-flowering annual which is widely dispersed around the world, and which is found on walls, pavements and patches of bare ground
Draba reptans (Carolina Whitlow-grass) - Minnesota Wildflowers Of the 4 other whitlow grasses present in Minnesota, Draba reptans most closely resembles D cana (Hoary Whitlow-grass) and D norvegica (Norwegian Whitlow-grass), both endangered species found in only a few locations in NE MN, primarily in Cook County
Draba verna — spring draba, spring whitlow-mustard - Go Botany Spring whitlow-mustard is native to Eurasia and introduced to eastern and western North America It is a diminutive plant with very variable genetics and appearance The generic name (Draba) comes from the Greek drabe meaning "sharp" or "bitter"