Draba caswellii
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| Internal ID | UUID64405df563085899200921 |
| Scientific name | Draba caswellii |
| Authority | G.A.Mulligan & Al-Shehbaz |
| First published in | Harvard Pap. Bot. 18: 104 (2013) |
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It has a basal rosette of leaves with a few cauline leaves. The flowers are yellow and have four petals. The fruits are siliques with two valves and contain several seeds. Caswell's draba is a small, low-growing plant that is adapted to the harsh conditions of the alpine tundra. It is an important species for conservation efforts in the region.
Draba caswellii, also known as Caswell's draba, is a species of plant found in the alpine tundra of the Kluane National Park in the Yukon, Canada. It is listed as critically imperiled by NatureServe and is closely related to D. porsildii, differing by having soft, crisped trichomes throughout. It has a basal rosette of leaves with a few cauline leaves and yellow flowers with four petals. The fruits are siliques with two valves and contain several seeds. This small, low-growing plant is adapted to the harsh conditions of the alpine tundra and is an important species for conservation efforts in the region.
Draba caswellii, also known as Caswell's draba, is a species of plant found in the alpine tundra of the Kluane National Park in the Yukon, Canada. It is listed as critically imperiled by NatureServe and is closely related to D. porsildii, differing by having soft, crisped trichomes throughout. It has a basal rosette of leaves with a few cauline leaves and yellow flowers with four petals. The fruits are siliques with two valves and contain several seeds. This small, low-growing plant is adapted to the harsh conditions of the alpine tundra and is an important species for conservation efforts in the region.
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Subarctic America
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Subarctic America
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Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0001329861 |
| Canadensys | 28003 |
| Tropicos | 100395367 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60464902-2 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 6112789 |
| IPNI | 60464902-2 |
| iNaturalist | 453721 |
| GBIF | 8248431 |
| Wikipedia | Draba_caswellii |
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