Golden Draba (7)
Draba is a large genus of small, mostly yellow, some white, flowers that grow in rocky, higher elevations. Minute details of the hairiness of fruit and leaves are used to differentiate them.
Showy Draba
Draba spectabilis
Family:
Mustard (Brassicaceae)
AKA:
Photo taken on:
July 10, 2005
Location:
Poverty Gulch, GV, CO
Life Zones:
Montane to alpine
Habitat:
Meadows and open woods
Grows to 6" with a leafy stem and a rosette of basal leaves. It is the most common of the Drabas. It is almost hairless so has a more green appearance than Golden Draba.
Flora of North America reference.
Golden Draba
Draba aurea
Family:
Mustard (Brassicaceae)
AKA:
Photo taken on:
July 12, 2009
Location:
Scarp Ridge, GV, CO
Life Zones:
Montane to alpine
Habitat:
Meadows and open woods
Also grows to 6" with a leafy stem but is hairier, so grayer in appearance than Showy Draba.
Flora of North America reference.
Twisted Pod Draba
Draba streptocarpa
Family:
Mustard (Brassicaceae)
AKA:
Pretty Draba, Pretty Whitlow Grass
Photo taken on:
June 10, 2007
Location:
Waterfall Creek Trail
Life Zones:
Montane to alpine
Habitat:
Meadows and open woods
Grows to 6" from a rosette of small, hairy leaves. As its name implies, the seed pods are strongly twisted.
Flora of North America reference.
Thickleaf Draba
Draba crassa
Family:
Mustard (Brassicaceae)
AKA:
Photo taken on:
July 28, 2007
Location:
Cottonwood Pass, CO
Life Zones:
Alpine
Habitat:
Rocky slopes
Grows from a rosette of thick, fleshy, oblong basal leaves. Flower stems are mostly leaning.
Flora of North America reference.
Snowbed Draba
Draba crassifolia
Family:
Mustard (Brassicaceae)
AKA:
Snowbed Whitlowgrass
Photo taken on:
July 12, 2008
Location:
South Baldy Trail, GV, CO
Life Zones:
Subalpine to alpine
Habitat:
Woodlands, tundra
Grows from 2-6". Stems are leafless. Leaves are narrow in a tight cushion.
Flora of North America reference.
Mountain Draba
Draba rectifructa
Family:
Mustard (Brassicaceae)
AKA:
Photo taken on:
July 20, 2011
Location:
Cottonwood Pass, CO
Life Zones:
Montane and subalpine
Habitat:
Open woods, gravelly areas
Grows to 1ft high with many large (1" long) leaves on the stems compared to other Drabas.
Flora of North America reference.
Draba UFO
Draba spp.
Family:
Mustard (Brassicaceae)
AKA:
Photo taken on:
July 2, 2010
Location:
Cottonwood Pass, CO
Life Zones:
Alpine
Habitat:
Rocky slopes
Has thick, fleshy basal leaves and large stem leaves.