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Beavertip Draba (Draba globosa)

Description

Draba globosa is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names beavertip draba, round-fruited draba, and rockcress draba. It is native to the western United States, where it occurs in Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, and possibly Colorado. This species is a small, clumpy perennial herb with stems just a few centimeters long. The leaf blades are under a centimeter long. The inflorescence is a raceme of up to 7 flowers with white or light yellow petals.This species is similar to many other Draba and a hand lens or microscope is necessary to tell them apart.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Brassicales

            • Family: Brassicaceae

              • Genus: Draba