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Draba pedicellata

(Rollins & Price) Windham

Cusick's Whitlow-grass

G3Vulnerable Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130884
Element CodePDBRA11361
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCapparales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusDraba
Synonyms
Draba cusickii var. pedicellataRollins & Price
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Kartesz (1994) recognized two varieties, Draba cusickii var. cusickii and Draba cusickii var. pedicellata, which are elevated to species in the Flora of North America (FNA 2010). Holmgren (2004) described two varieties in Draba pedicellata, which are not considered distinct in the FNA treatment (2010).
Conservation Status
Review Date2007-11-19
Change Date2007-11-19
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS3Yes
UtahSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Currant - East SlopeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest10,101
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.