Draba ramosissima

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Draba ramosissima
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Draba
Species:
D. ramosissima
Binomial name
Draba ramosissima
Desv.

Draba ramosissima, the branched draba, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It has a restricted range, being found only on calcareous cliffs of the Appalachian Mountains, the Kentucky River Palisades, and Middle Tennessee. [1] It is a small perennial herb with racemes of white flowers in the spring. [2]

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References

  1. "Draba ramosissima". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. Draba ramosissima at Flora of North America