Draba globosa, June 30, 2021
D. globosa, June 30, 2021
Common & scientific name
Beavertip draba, Draba ventosa
Family
Mustard, Brassicaceae
Location
Twining, 13,400’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
A rare alpine draba, standing an inch high, with a tight mat of leaves. Its stem and leaves are mostly glabrous (non-hairy), somewhat glandular, with a few stiff hairs along the leaf edges and an extra-thick and stiff, terminal hair at the apex of the leaf (hence the “beavertip”—although not exactly sure what that means). This is my first sighting of this rare but also easy to miss alpine plant.