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Draba praealta

Greene

Tall Whitlow-grass

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136362

Element CodePDBRA11210

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCapparales

FamilyBrassicaceae

GenusDraba

Other Common Names

Drave élevée (FR) Tall Draba (EN)

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.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-08-26

Change Date1992-05-07

Edition Date1987-12-03

Edition AuthorsNEIGHBOURS, M.L.

Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences21 - 80

Rank Reasons

Number of occurrences.

Range Extent Comments

Rocky Mountains from Alaska S through Yukon, NW Territories (as far N as Great Bear Lake), British Columbia and Alberta, S in U.S. to Wyoming and through Cascades to California and Nevada.

Occurrences Comments

17 occurrences in Canada (Porsild & Cody 1980, Packer 1983); 11 occurrences in U.S. just from herb. sheets at RM.

Threat Impact Comments

Unknown.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry slopes and rocky ledges, to moist montane and subalpine banks to woods at medium to high elevations.

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
California	S3	Yes
Alaska	S1	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S1	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes
Yukon Territory	S2	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

California (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Coyote Southeast	Inyo National Forest	53,159
Horse Mdw.	Inyo National Forest	5,687
Table Mtn.	Inyo National Forest	4,215
Tioga Lake	Inyo National Forest	829

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hurricane Creek	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	1,606

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Baker West	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	25,390

References (2)

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.
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.