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Draba alpina

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Family: Brassicaceae · Genus: Draba

Draba alpina

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Draba alpina, the alpine whitlow-grass or alpine draba, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to the Arctic and Subarctic regions; Iceland, Svalbard, Scandinavia, northern European Russia, Siberia, the northern Russian Far East, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Alaska, Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, and Greenland. In spite of its scientific and vernacular names, it is not found in the Alps. A perennial subshrub reaching 10 in (25 cm), it prefers alkaline soils.

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