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bitter root Draba

desert Draba

Habit Perennials; (densely pulvinate); caudex branched (branches elongated, loose, with persistent leaf remains, terminating in flowering or sterile shoots); scapose. Perennials; (cespitose); caudex branched (with persistent leaf remains, branches relatively short); not scapose.
Stems

unbranched, (0.05–)0.2–0.6 dm, glabrous.

usually unbranched, (0.3–)0.4–1 dm, pubescent throughout, trichomes simple and 2-rayed, 0.4–1.4 mm, and shorter, 2–4-rayed ones, 0.05–0.3 mm.

Basal leaves

(densely imbricate); rosulate;

petiolate;

petiole ciliate throughout;

blade (fleshy), oblong to obovate or oblanceolate, 0.3–0.7(–1) cm × 1–2(–2.5) mm, margins entire, (ciliate, trichomes simple, 0.1–0.5 mm, apex obtuse), surfaces glabrous (midvein obscure abaxially).

rosulate;

subsessile;

petiole not ciliate;

blade obovate to spatulate or oblanceolate, 0.6–1.9(–2.4) cm × 2–5(–8) mm, (base ciliate, trichomes simple and 2-rayed), margins entire, surfaces abaxially pubescent with stalked, (2–)4-rayed trichomes, 0.3–0.6 mm, adaxially with simple and stalked, 2-rayed trichomes, 0.3–0.6 mm, and smaller, 3- or 4-rayed ones.

Cauline leaves

0.

(1 or) 2–5;

sessile;

blade oblong to oblanceolate or ovate, margins entire, surfaces pubescent as basal.

Racemes

2–8(–10)-flowered, ebracteate, (subcorymbose), slightly elongated in fruit;

rachis not flexuous, glabrous.

12–40-flowered, ebracteate, slightly elongated in fruit;

rachis not flexuous, pubescent, trichomes simple and 2–4-rayed.

Flowers

sepals oblong, 1.5–2.2 mm, glabrous;

petals pale to bright yellow, spatulate, 3.5–4 × 1–2 mm;

anthers ovate, 0.3–0.4 mm.

sepals broadly ovate, 2–2.7 mm, pubescent, (trichomes simple and short-stalked, 2–4-rayed);

petals yellow, spatulate to oblanceolate, 3.5–5 × 1.4–2 mm;

anthers oblong, 0.4–0.6 mm.

Fruiting pedicels

divaricate-ascending (not decurrent basally), straight, 4–10 mm, glabrous.

horizontal to divaricate-ascending, straight, (3–)4–8 mm, pubescent, trichomes simple and 2–4-rayed (0.1–0.5 mm).

Fruits

ovate to oblong-elliptic, plane, flattened, 4–8 × 2–4 mm;

valves (obscurely veined), glabrous;

ovules 6–14 per ovary;

style 0.1–0.5 mm.

elliptic or ovate to lanceolate, plane, slightly inflated basally, 4–7 × 2.5–3.5 mm;

valves pubescent, trichomes simple and stalked, 2–4-rayed, 0.05–0.4 mm;

ovules 8–12 per ovary;

style 0.5–1.2(–1.4) mm.

Seeds

ovoid, 1.2–1.5 × 0.8–1 mm.

ovoid, 1–1.4 × 0.6–0.8 mm.

2n

= 24.

Draba daviesiae

Draba arida

Phenology Flowering Jul–Aug. Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat Talus slopes, rock crevices and cracks, rocky ridges and slides, alpine meadows Rock crevices and gravelly soil in conifer and subalpine shrub communities
Elevation 2700-2900 m (8900-9500 ft) 2100-3400 m (6900-11200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
MT
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
NV
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Although originally described as a variety of Draba apiculata (= D. globosa), D. daviesiae is distinct morphologically. It is easily distinguished from the former by its densely pulvinate habit, obtuse leaf blades, and obscurely veined fruit valves. By contrast, D. globosa exhibits a cespitose but non-pulvinate habit, acute leaf blades, and prominently veined fruit valves. Draba daviesiae is known from the Bitterroot Mountains in Ravalli County.

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

Of conservation concern.

Draba arida is a sexually reproducing, diploid member of the D. ventosa complex that may have been involved in the origin of the more widespread apomictic triploids (M. A. Beilstein and M. D. Windham 2003). The species is known from the Monitor, Toiyabe, and Toquima ranges in Lander and Nye counties.

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

Source FNA vol. 7, p. 305. FNA vol. 7, p. 292.
Parent taxa Brassicaceae > tribe Arabideae > Draba Brassicaceae > tribe Arabideae > Draba
Sibling taxa
D. abajoensis, D. albertina, D. aleutica, D. alpina, D. aprica, D. arabisans, D. arctica, D. arctogena, D. argyrea, D. arida, D. asprella, D. asterophora, D. aurea, D. aureola, D. bifurcata, D. borealis, D. brachycarpa, D. brachystylis, D. breweri, D. burkei, D. californica, D. cana, D. carnosula, D. chamissonis, D. cinerea, D. corrugata, D. corymbosa, D. crassa, D. crassifolia, D. cruciata, D. cuneifolia, D. cusickii, D. cyclomorpha, D. densifolia, D. exunguiculata, D. fladnizensis, D. glabella, D. globosa, D. graminea, D. grandis, D. grayana, D. heilii, D. helleriana, D. hitchcockii, D. howellii, D. incana, D. incerta, D. incrassata, D. inexpectata, D. jaegeri, D. juvenilis, D. kassii, D. kluanei, D. lactea, D. lemmonii, D. lonchocarpa, D. longisquamosa, D. macounii, D. maguirei, D. malpighiacea, D. micropetala, D. mogollonica, D. monoensis, D. mulliganii, D. murrayi, D. nemorosa, D. nivalis, D. norvegica, D. novolympica, D. oblongata, D. ogilviensis, D. oligosperma, D. oreibata, D. oxycarpa, D. palanderiana, D. pauciflora, D. paucifructa, D. paysonii, D. pectinipila, D. pedicellata, D. pennellii, D. petrophila, D. pilosa, D. platycarpa, D. porsildii, D. praealta, D. pterosperma, D. ramosissima, D. ramulosa, D. rectifructa, D. reptans, D. ruaxes, D. santaquinensis, D. saxosa, D. scotteri, D. serpentina, D. sharsmithii, D. sibirica, D. sierrae, D. simmonsii, D. smithii, D. sobolifera, D. spectabilis, D. sphaerocarpa, D. sphaeroides, D. standleyi, D. stenoloba, D. stenopetala, D. streptobrachia, D. streptocarpa, D. subalpina, D. subcapitata, D. subumbellata, D. trichocarpa, D. ventosa, D. verna, D. viridis, D. weberi, D. yukonensis, D. zionensis
D. abajoensis, D. albertina, D. aleutica, D. alpina, D. aprica, D. arabisans, D. arctica, D. arctogena, D. argyrea, D. asprella, D. asterophora, D. aurea, D. aureola, D. bifurcata, D. borealis, D. brachycarpa, D. brachystylis, D. breweri, D. burkei, D. californica, D. cana, D. carnosula, D. chamissonis, D. cinerea, D. corrugata, D. corymbosa, D. crassa, D. crassifolia, D. cruciata, D. cuneifolia, D. cusickii, D. cyclomorpha, D. daviesiae, D. densifolia, D. exunguiculata, D. fladnizensis, D. glabella, D. globosa, D. graminea, D. grandis, D. grayana, D. heilii, D. helleriana, D. hitchcockii, D. howellii, D. incana, D. incerta, D. incrassata, D. inexpectata, D. jaegeri, D. juvenilis, D. kassii, D. kluanei, D. lactea, D. lemmonii, D. lonchocarpa, D. longisquamosa, D. macounii, D. maguirei, D. malpighiacea, D. micropetala, D. mogollonica, D. monoensis, D. mulliganii, D. murrayi, D. nemorosa, D. nivalis, D. norvegica, D. novolympica, D. oblongata, D. ogilviensis, D. oligosperma, D. oreibata, D. oxycarpa, D. palanderiana, D. pauciflora, D. paucifructa, D. paysonii, D. pectinipila, D. pedicellata, D. pennellii, D. petrophila, D. pilosa, D. platycarpa, D. porsildii, D. praealta, D. pterosperma, D. ramosissima, D. ramulosa, D. rectifructa, D. reptans, D. ruaxes, D. santaquinensis, D. saxosa, D. scotteri, D. serpentina, D. sharsmithii, D. sibirica, D. sierrae, D. simmonsii, D. smithii, D. sobolifera, D. spectabilis, D. sphaerocarpa, D. sphaeroides, D. standleyi, D. stenoloba, D. stenopetala, D. streptobrachia, D. streptocarpa, D. subalpina, D. subcapitata, D. subumbellata, D. trichocarpa, D. ventosa, D. verna, D. viridis, D. weberi, D. yukonensis, D. zionensis
Synonyms D. apiculata var. daviesiae, D. densifolia var. daviesiae
Name authority (C. L. Hitchcock) Rollins: Contr. Gray Herb. 214: 5. (1984) C. L. Hitchcock: Revis. Drabas W. N. Amer., 52, plate 3, fig. 23. (1941)
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