Draba globosa, June 12, 2022
D. globosa, Blue Lake area, 12,350’, June 17, 2022
Common & scientific name
Beavertip draba, Draba globosa
Family
Mustard, Brassicaceae
Location
Lower Twining, 12,500’
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 one is easy to miss!
D. globosa, Twining, 13,000’, July 1, 2022