| Drabastrum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Drabastrum (F.Muell.) O.E.Schulz |
| Species: | D. alpestre |
| Binomial name | |
| Drabastrum alpestre | |
| Synonyms | |
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