Draba crassifolia, June 17, 2022
D. crassifolia, above Linkins Lake, 12,400’ 6.21.22
Common & scientific name
Snowbed draba, Draba crassifolia
Family
Mustard, Brassicaceae
Location
Blue Lake area, 12,350’
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 in fruit, summit 12,200’, July 13, 2022