Draba crassifolia, June 17, 2021
Common & scientific name
Snowbed draba, Draba crassifolia
Family
Mustard, Brassicaceae
Location
Linkins Lake, 12,000’
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!