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Draba aurea

Vahl ex Hornem.

Golden Draba

G5Secure Found in 21 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149655
Element CodePDBRA110E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCapparales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusDraba
Other Common Names
Drave dorée (FR) golden draba (EN) Golden Whitlow-grass (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 Date2016-05-16
Change Date1994-02-08
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found in damp gullies and meadows, subalpine conifer woodlands, alpine slopes and turf, tundra, road banks, rock outcrops, talus, and river gravel, at elevations ranging from (0-)700 to 4,200 meters (Al-Shehbaz et al., 2020).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandWoodland - ConiferGrassland/herbaceousAlpineTundraBare rock/talus/screeCropland/hedgerow
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
NunavutS3Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSHYes
QuebecS4Yes
LabradorS3Yes
ManitobaS1Yes
SaskatchewanS1Yes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
UtahSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
NevadaS2Yes
ColoradoS4Yes
WyomingS4Yes
WashingtonS1Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (21)
New Mexico (7)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Jacks CreekSanta Fe National Forest740
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
Mt. TaylorCibola National Forest6,355
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Tesuque CreekSanta Fe National Forest810
Utah (11)
AreaForestAcres
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
418026Uinta National Forest14,038
418028Uinta National Forest34,002
418029Uinta National Forest15,673
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
Bullion - DelanoFishlake National Forest14,917
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Little West Fork BlacksWasatch-Cache National Forest8,209
Tushar MountainFishlake National Forest39,992
White PineWasatch-Cache National Forest1,942
Wyoming (3)
AreaForestAcres
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Mosquito Lake - Seven LakesBridger-Teton National Forest51,950
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
References (3)
  1. Al-Shehbaz, I.A., M.D. Windham, R. Elven. 2020. Flora of North America: <i>Draba aurea</i>. Accessed: September 14, 2022. http://floranorthamerica.org/Draba_aurea
  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.
  3. 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.