Most delicate draba

Draba crassifolia, June 26, 2020

Draba crassifolia, June 26, 2020

Common & scientific name
Snowed draba, Draba crassifolia

Family
Mustard, Brassicaceae

Location
Graham Gulch, 10,600’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This tiniest of mustards is short-lived but abundant in our alpine and subalpine zones.  It stands a couple of inches tall, on the slenderest of leafless stalks, above a rosette of linear leaves, often in the protection of rocks or other plants.  Unlike many other Drabas, it is unmistakeable!

D. crassifolia, June 26, 2020

D. crassifolia, June 26, 2020