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Draba densifolia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Genus
  
Draba

Higher classification
  
Draba

Order
  
Brassicales

Scientific name
  
Draba densifolia

Rank
  
Species

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Draba, Cabbage family, Draba monoensis, Draba incerta

Draba densifolia is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known as the 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.

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Draba densifolia Wikipedia