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Draba alpina
Alpine Draba
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Photographer: Sharon Chester
ID: 0000 0000 0213 0426 (2013-02-04)Copyright © 2013 Sharon Chester
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date of photo Jul 1, 1992
location
NE Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic (Nunavut, Ellesmere Island, Canada)family
Brassicaceae
order
Brassicales
plant community Arctic tundranotes Range: Circumpolar. Occurs in the arctic–alpine zones on tundra hummocks, seepage slopes, and other moist alpine sites. ID: Height 2–8 in (5–20 cm). Leaves: In a dense basal tuft, lanceolate, fleshy, to 0.75 in (2 cm) long, with a prominent midrib and long, stiff hairs on the margin. Many erect, leafless stems. Flowers: Yellow, 4-parted, in a corymb-like raceme of 4–10 blossoms; petals shallowly lobed; calyx green to purple, hairy. Fruit: Ovoid, flattened, purple or green seed pods, to 0.5 in (1 cm) long.keywords: Draba
photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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