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Draba incana L.

Hoary Whitlowgrass

Brassicaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Genus: Draba (Whitlowgrass)

Synonyms

Draba incana
Draba bernensis
Draba confusa
Draba incana L. var.
Draba incana subsp. pyrenaea
Draba incana subsp. thomasii
Draba incana var. confusa
Draba stylaris
Draba thomasii

Related species

Draba aizoides L. - Yellow Whitlowgrass
Draba sauteri Hoppe - Sauter's Whitlowgrass
Draba incana L. - Hoary Whitlowgrass
Draba fladnizensis Wulfen - Austrian Draba
Draba siliquosa M. Bieb. - Carinthian Whitlowgrass
Draba dubia Suter - Austrian Whitlowgrass
Draba tomentosa Clairv. - Downy Whitlowgrass
Draba hoppeana Rchb.

Traits


    Maximal 35&#8239;cm tall, <ba><b>stems solitary to turf-forming</b></ba>, perennial. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> whitish. <span class="v1">fruits:</span> silicles, oval to broad lanceolate, cross-section flattened, septum broad (perpendicular to the narrow sides...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Draba incana

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Draba incana

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Draba incana

Draba incana

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • screes, rocky habitats

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