Abdra brachycarpa

Abdra brachycarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Abdra
Species:	A. brachycarpa
Binomial name
Abdra brachycarpa (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Greene
Synonyms [1]
Alyssum bidentatumNutt. Draba brachycarpaNutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Abdra brachycarpa, common name shortpod draba, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. ^[2] The species name brachycarpa means "bearing short fruits."

Distribution

USA: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, MT, NC, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, VA ^[3]

Habitat

Cedar glades, open fields, limestone rubble, dry to moist open soil, and waste ground. ^[4]

References

1. "Abdra brachycarpa (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Greene". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 24 November 2025.
2. "PLANTS Profile Draba brachycarpa". USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
3. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
4. Rollins, Reed C. (1993). The Cruciferae of continental North America : systematics of the mustard family from the Arctic to Panama. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. ISBN   0-8047-2064-9. OCLC   26852038.