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Draba ramosissima (branched draba)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Draba ramosissima (branched draba) is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family. It has a restricted range, being found only on calcareous cliffs of the Appalachian Mountains, the Kentucky River Palisades, and Middle Tennessee. It is a small perennial herb with racemes of white flowers in the spring.
View Wikipedia Record: Draba ramosissima

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Blue Ridge Parkway National Parkway V 73611 North Carolina, Virginia, United States
Great Smoky Mountains National Park II 515454 North Carolina, Tennessee, United States
Shenandoah National Park II 108221 Virginia, United States
Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve 37548505 North Carolina, Tennessee, United States  

External References

USDA Plant Profile

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Citations

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♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0