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Draba

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Draba
Lapland whitlow-grass, Draba lactea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Draba
L.
Type species
Draba verna
L. [1]
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Aizodraba Fourr.
    • Coelonema Maxim.
    • Consana Adans.
    • Dolichostylis Turcz.
    • Dollineria Saut.
    • Drabella Fourr.
    • Drabella Nábelek
    • Drabopsis K.Koch
    • Eriophila Rchb.
    • Erophila DC.
    • Gansblum Adans.
    • Holarges Ehrh.
    • Holargidium Turcz. ex Ledeb.
    • Leptonema Hook.
    • Nesodraba Greene
    • Odontocyclus Turcz.
    • Paronychia Hill
    • Pseudobraya Korsh.
    • Stenonema Hook. ex Benth. & Hook.f.
    • Thylocodraba O.E.Schulz

Draba is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, commonly known as whitlow-grasses (though they are not related to the true grasses).

Species

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There are over 400 species:[3]

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Further reading

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  • Ingrid Jordon-Thaden; Irina Hase; Ihsan Al-Shehbaz; Marcus A. Koch (2010). "Molecular phylogeny and systematics of the genus Draba (Brassicaceae) and identification of its most closely related genera". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 55 (2): 524–540. Bibcode:2010MolPE..55..524J. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.02.012. PMID 20170737.

References

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  1. ^ Le Roy Abrams; Roxana Stinchfield Ferris (1923). Polygonaceae to Krameriaceae, buckwheats to kramerias. An Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. Vol. 2. Stanford University Press. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-8047-0004-7.
  2. ^ "Draba Dill. ex L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Draba". The Plant List. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
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