Wind river draba

Draba ventosa, June 29, 2023

Common & scientific name

Wind River draba, Draba ventosa

Family

Mustard, Brassicaceae

Location

Twining, 13,000’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact

A rare alpine draba, standing an inch or two high, densely pubescent with many-forked hairs covering the stem and leaves (all basal). Weber describes the hairs as “stalked”: I would say short-stalked.