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wedgeleaf Draba

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wedgeleaf Draba

Stems

pubescent with 3- or 4-rayed trichomes.

hirsute with at least some simple trichomes.

Racemes

to 3/4 of scape.

often on distal 1/3–1/2 of scape.

Fruits

oblong to linear or lanceolate, (5–)7–12 mm;

valves: trichomes stalked and 4-rayed, sometimes with 2- or 3-rayed ones;

ovules 20–44 per ovary.

oblong to linear or lanceolate, (5–)7–12(–16) mm;

valves: trichomes simple, sometimes with 2-rayed ones;

ovules (20–)32–66(–72) per ovary.

Draba cuneifolia var. integrifolia

Draba cuneifolia var. cuneifolia

Phenology Flowering Jan–Mar. Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat Rocky slopes and gravelly soil in desert scrub communities Rock outcrops and rocky slopes, glades and barrens, floodplains, meadows, thickets, sandy soil in pastures and prairies, roadsides, desert scrub, pinyon-juniper woodlands
Elevation 200-1800 m (700-5900 ft) 0-2500 m (0-8200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA; NV; TX; UT; Mexico (Baja California, Nuevo León, Sonora)
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from FNA
AL; AR; AZ; CA; CO; FL; IL; KS; KY; LA; MO; MS; NC; NE; NM; NV; OH; OK; PA; SD; TN; TX; UT; Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Zacatecas)
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Discussion

Draba ammophila A. Heller is an illegitimate name, sometimes found in synonymy with var. cuneifolia.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 7, p. 304. FNA vol. 7, p. 304.
Parent taxa Brassicaceae > tribe Arabideae > Draba > Draba cuneifolia Brassicaceae > tribe Arabideae > Draba > Draba cuneifolia
Sibling taxa
D. cuneifolia var. cuneifolia, D. cuneifolia var. sonorae
D. cuneifolia var. integrifolia, D. cuneifolia var. sonorae
Synonyms D. integrifolia, D. sonorae var. integrifolia D. cuneifolia var. foliosa, D. cuneifolia var. helleri, D. cuneifolia var. leiocarpa, D. helleri
Name authority S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 23: 256. (1888) unknown
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