FNA: Draba simmonsii vs. Draba rectifructa

	Draba simmonsii	Draba rectifructa
		mountain Draba
Habit	Perennials; caudex branched (with persistent leaf bases and petioles); scapose.	Annuals; not scapose.
Stems	unbranched, (0.15–)0.3–1.1(–1.3) dm, often pubescent throughout, sometimes sparsely pubescent distally, trichomes stalked, 2–4-rayed, and fewer, simple ones, 0.1–0.3(–0.6) mm.	(usually simple, rarely more, from base), unbranched or branched distally, (0.5–)0.7–3(–3.7) dm, pubescent, proximally trichomes simple and stalked, 2-rayed, 0.4–1.3 mm, with 3- or 4-rayed ones, 0.05–0.2 mm, distally trichomes stalked and 2–4-rayed.
Basal leaves	(not imbricate); rosulate; petiolate; petiole (base somewhat thickened), margin ciliate, (trichomes simple, 0.5–1 mm); blade oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 0.5–1.6 cm × 2–5 mm, margins entire (apex subacute to obtuse), surfaces pubescent throughout or glabrous adaxially, with simple and stalked, 2–4(–6)-rayed, stellate to subdendritic trichomes.	rosulate; petiole (obscure), margin ciliate, (trichomes simple, to 1.5 mm); blade oblanceolate to obovate, 1–2(–3) cm × 2–7(–10) mm, margins entire or subapically denticulate, surfaces pubescent, abaxially with simple, 0.6–1.3 mm, and stalked, 2–4-rayed trichomes, 0.1–0.8 mm, adaxially with simple and stalked, 2-rayed ones, 0.4–1.2 mm.
Cauline leaves	0.	3–10(–17); sessile; blade lanceolate to ovate or oblong, margins entire, surfaces pubescent as basal.
Racemes	(2–)4–10(–14)-flowered, ebracteate, slightly elongated in fruit; rachis not flexuous (straight), pubescent as stem.	(15–)20–51(–62)-flowered, ebracteate, elongated in fruit; rachis not flexuous, pubescent as stem.
Flowers	sepals (purplish green), oblong, (2.5–)2.8–3.5(–3.8) mm, pubescent, (trichomes simple and sometimes short-stalked, 2-rayed); petals pale yellow, narrowly obovate, (sides non-parallel), (3.5–)3.8–5.5(–5.8) × (2.5–)2.8–4(–4.6) mm, (emarginate); anthers ovate, ca. 0.5 mm.	(late-season ones petaliferous); sepals oblong, 1.3–2 mm, pubescent, (trichomes simple); petals yellow (sometimes fading white), oblanceolate, 1.5–3 × 0.5–1 mm; anthers ovate, 0.2–0.3 mm.
Fruiting pedicels	divaricate, straight, 2.5–10 mm, pubescent as stem.	horizontal to divaricate-ascending, straight or curved upward, (2–)3–8(–10) mm, pubescent, trichomes simple and stalked, 2–4-rayed.
Fruits	lanceolate, plane, slightly flattened, 5.5–9(–11) × 2.3–3.8 mm; valves pubescent, trichomes simple, sometimes with fewer, 2-rayed ones, 0.1–0.3 mm; ovules 16–24(–28) per ovary; style 0.1–0.3 mm (stigma as wide as style).	lanceolate, plane, flattened, 6–9(11) × 1.3–2.3 mm; valves pubescent, trichomes simple, antrorse, 0.1–0.2 mm; ovules 32–60 per ovary; style 0.01–0.1 mm.
Seeds	(dark brown), oblong-ovate, 1–1.3 × 0.7–0.8 mm.	ovoid, 0.5–0.7 × 0.4–0.5 mm.
2n		= 24.

	Draba simmonsii	Draba rectifructa
Phenology	Flowering late Jun–Jul.	Flowering Apr–Aug.
Habitat	Dry open ground, open patches in meadows or heath vegetation, outwash plains	Open forests, meadows, gravelly knolls, disturbed sites
Elevation	0-100 m (0-300 ft)	1800-3200 m (5900-10500 ft)
Distribution	NT; NU [BONAP county map]	AZ; CO; NM; UT [BONAP county map]
Discussion		Although O. E. Schulz (1927), C. L. Hitchcock (1941), and R. C. Rollins (1993) indicated that Draba montana was published in 1879; the name was first and validly published in 1878, with a reference to Rothrock’s description of a misapplied Linnaean name (D. nemorosa), which cited specimens that served as Watson’s type collection. Populations of D. rectifructa from northern Utah often grow with D. albertina and there is some evidence of hybridization. The only published chromosome count for D. rectifructa (M. D. Windham 2000) is identical to that of D. albertina and was derived from one of these mixed populations. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source	FNA vol. 7, p. 337.	FNA vol. 7, p. 333.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. alpina var. gracilescens	D. montana
Name authority	Elven & Al-Shehbaz: Novon 18: 326. (2008)	C. L. Hitchcock: Revis. Drabas W. N. Amer., 110. (1941)
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Draba rectifructa

mountain Draba

Habit

Perennials; caudex branched (with persistent leaf bases and petioles); scapose.

Annuals; not scapose.

Stems

unbranched, (0.15–)0.3–1.1(–1.3) dm, often pubescent throughout, sometimes sparsely pubescent distally, trichomes stalked, 2–4-rayed, and fewer, simple ones, 0.1–0.3(–0.6) mm.

(usually simple, rarely more, from base), unbranched or branched distally, (0.5–)0.7–3(–3.7) dm, pubescent, proximally trichomes simple and stalked, 2-rayed, 0.4–1.3 mm, with 3- or 4-rayed ones, 0.05–0.2 mm, distally trichomes stalked and 2–4-rayed.

Basal leaves

(not imbricate); rosulate;

petiolate;

petiole (base somewhat thickened), margin ciliate, (trichomes simple, 0.5–1 mm);

blade oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 0.5–1.6 cm × 2–5 mm, margins entire (apex subacute to obtuse), surfaces pubescent throughout or glabrous adaxially, with simple and stalked, 2–4(–6)-rayed, stellate to subdendritic trichomes.

rosulate;

petiole (obscure), margin ciliate, (trichomes simple, to 1.5 mm);

blade oblanceolate to obovate, 1–2(–3) cm × 2–7(–10) mm, margins entire or subapically denticulate, surfaces pubescent, abaxially with simple, 0.6–1.3 mm, and stalked, 2–4-rayed trichomes, 0.1–0.8 mm, adaxially with simple and stalked, 2-rayed ones, 0.4–1.2 mm.

Cauline leaves

3–10(–17);

sessile;

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

Racemes

(2–)4–10(–14)-flowered, ebracteate, slightly elongated in fruit;

rachis not flexuous (straight), pubescent as stem.

(15–)20–51(–62)-flowered, ebracteate, elongated in fruit;

rachis not flexuous, pubescent as stem.

Flowers

sepals (purplish green), oblong, (2.5–)2.8–3.5(–3.8) mm, pubescent, (trichomes simple and sometimes short-stalked, 2-rayed);

petals pale yellow, narrowly obovate, (sides non-parallel), (3.5–)3.8–5.5(–5.8) × (2.5–)2.8–4(–4.6) mm, (emarginate);

anthers ovate, ca. 0.5 mm.

(late-season ones petaliferous);

sepals oblong, 1.3–2 mm, pubescent, (trichomes simple);

petals yellow (sometimes fading white), oblanceolate, 1.5–3 × 0.5–1 mm;

anthers ovate, 0.2–0.3 mm.

Fruiting pedicels

divaricate, straight, 2.5–10 mm, pubescent as stem.

horizontal to divaricate-ascending, straight or curved upward, (2–)3–8(–10) mm, pubescent, trichomes simple and stalked, 2–4-rayed.

Fruits

lanceolate, plane, slightly flattened, 5.5–9(–11) × 2.3–3.8 mm;

valves pubescent, trichomes simple, sometimes with fewer, 2-rayed ones, 0.1–0.3 mm;

ovules 16–24(–28) per ovary;

style 0.1–0.3 mm (stigma as wide as style).

lanceolate, plane, flattened, 6–9(11) × 1.3–2.3 mm;

valves pubescent, trichomes simple, antrorse, 0.1–0.2 mm;

ovules 32–60 per ovary;

style 0.01–0.1 mm.

Seeds

(dark brown), oblong-ovate, 1–1.3 × 0.7–0.8 mm.

ovoid, 0.5–0.7 × 0.4–0.5 mm.

= 24.

Draba simmonsii

Draba rectifructa

Phenology

Flowering late Jun–Jul.

Flowering Apr–Aug.

Habitat

Dry open ground, open patches in meadows or heath vegetation, outwash plains

Open forests, meadows, gravelly knolls, disturbed sites

Elevation

0-100 m (0-300 ft)

1800-3200 m (5900-10500 ft)

Distribution

NT; NU

[BONAP county map]

AZ; CO; NM; UT

[BONAP county map]

Discussion

Although O. E. Schulz (1927), C. L. Hitchcock (1941), and R. C. Rollins (1993) indicated that Draba montana was published in 1879; the name was first and validly published in 1878, with a reference to Rothrock’s description of a misapplied Linnaean name (D. nemorosa), which cited specimens that served as Watson’s type collection. Populations of D. rectifructa from northern Utah often grow with D. albertina and there is some evidence of hybridization. The only published chromosome count for D. rectifructa (M. D. Windham 2000) is identical to that of D. albertina and was derived from one of these mixed populations.

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

Source

FNA vol. 7, p. 337.

FNA vol. 7, p. 333.

Parent taxa

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. alpina var. gracilescens

D. montana

Name authority

Elven & Al-Shehbaz: Novon 18: 326. (2008)

C. L. Hitchcock: Revis. Drabas W. N. Amer., 110. (1941)

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