Draba malpighiacea

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Draba malpighiacea

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Brassicales
Family:  | Brassicaceae
Genus:  | Draba
Species:  |

D. malpighiacea

Binomial name
Draba malpighiacea

Windham & Al-Shehbaz

Draba malpighiacea is a plant species endemic to southwestern Colorado. It is known from only 3 counties: Montezuma, La Plata, and Hinsdale. It grows on rocky slopes in subalpine conifer forests at elevations of 3000–3500 m.[1][2]

Draba malpighiacea is distinguished from all other United States members of the genus by the predominance of malpighiaceous trichomes (hairs straight but attached to the leaf at the middle of the hair). The plant is a perennial with an unbranched stem up to 15 cm high. It has basal leaves up to 2 cm long, and smaller leaves on the stems. Flowers are yellow, up to 12 cm in diameter.[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flora of North America v 7 p 318.
2. ↑ BONAP (Biota of North America Project) floristic synthesis, Draba malpighiacea

## External links

* efloras.org

Wikidata ☰ Q15466678 entry

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