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Draba borealis

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Boreal Whitlow-grass

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153834

Element CodePDBRA110H0

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

Boreal Draba (EN) Drave boréale (FR) Northern Draba (EN) Northern Whitlowgrass (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.

Taxonomic Comments

As treated by Kartesz (1999 floristic synthesis), includes in synonymy the plants sometimes treated as the distinct species Draba maxima and D. mccallae, without recognition of infraspecific taxa.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2017-12-05

Change Date2017-12-05

Range Extent Comments

Found from Asia to northern Alaska, and Alberta. Disjunct in Colorado and the western mountains of Wyoming.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

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

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	S2	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Grayback Ridge	Bridger-Teton National Forest	295,113

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.