Uinta Mountains draba

Draba inexpectata

NatureServe conservation status

Global (G-rank): G1G2
State (S-rank): S1

Utah Wildlife Action Plan status

• SGCN

External links

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General information

Draba inexpectata or Uinta Mountains draba gets its name from the range it’s endemic to in Utah. This perennial herb is a short growing alpine species w

Description

Draba inexpectata also known as Uinta Mountains draba is a densely caespitosegrowing in a tight group, the bases of the plants touching perennial herb reaching 1.8-8 cm tall with a simple to branched caudexthe axis of a plant, consisting of stem and root. Leaves mostly basalat or near the base though one or two caulinearising from, or on the stem leaves mostly less than 3 mm long and ovateoval-shaped with a wider base, similar to an egg shape to lancenarrowly ovateoval-shaped with a wider base, similar to an egg shape, tapering to a point at the apex

Phenology

Flowering in July and August.

Diagnostic characteristics

While very similar to Draba lonchocarpa, D. inexpectata has short, pubescentcovered with long, soft hairs lying mostly in the same direction pods, pubescentcovered with long, soft hairs lying mostly in the same direction herbage, and one to two minute caulinearising from, or on the stem leaves. D. inexpectata is similar to D. cana as well but has much shorter stems (1-4 cm compared to 10-30 cm), non-ciliatebearing a fringe of hairs along the margin basalat or near the base leaves, and much fewer flowered racemes (2 to 11 compared to 10 to 63).

Species range

Endemic to Uinta Mountains in Uinta and Summit counties, Utah. 

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Threats or limiting factors

Threatened by climate change and drought. 

Taxonomy

No, this species does not have taxonomic discrepancies