OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Brassicales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Draba ramosissima   FAMILY Brassicaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Draba ramosissima   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Draba ramosissima

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Draba ramosissima

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-01-001:

Draba ramosissima   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Draba ramosissima

 

COMMON NAME:
Rocktwist, Branched Draba, Appalachian Draba


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image of Draba ramosissima, Rocktwist, Branched Draba, Appalachian Draba

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_drra_001_lvd

        

image of Draba ramosissima, Rocktwist, Branched Draba, Appalachian Draba

Kevin Caldwell    kev_d_ramosissima

April    Madison County    NC

Pisgah National Forest: Appalachian Ranger District

Flowers nearly 1/2" across, moderately sizable for the size of the plants, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

image of Draba ramosissima, Rocktwist, Branched Draba, Appalachian Draba

Kevin Caldwell    kev_d_ramosissima2

April    Madison County    NC

Pisgah National Forest: Appalachian Ranger District

A bit mat-forming, so quite a few flowering stalks can be in a small area, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

image of Draba ramosissima, Rocktwist, Branched Draba, Appalachian Draba

Kevin Caldwell    kev_d_ramosissima3

April    Madison County    NC

Pisgah National Forest: Appalachian Ranger District

Leaves oblanceolate with a few sharp teeth, sessile or the upper clasping, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Draba ramosissima   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Draba ramosissima   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Draba ramosissima

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Draba ramosissima

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-01-001:
Draba ramosissima   FAMILY Brassicaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Draba ramosissima

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3238

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: In crevices of rock outcrops, or in dry talus slopes, over a variety of rock types (including limestone, dolostone, schist, gneiss, shale), per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens tetradynamous (2 short, 4 long)
Bisexual

Flowers in terminal racemes

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Silique

 

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