Uinta Mountains draba
Draba inexpectata
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G1G2
State (S-rank): S1
Utah Wildlife Action Plan status
- SGCN
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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 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
Phenology
Flowering in July and August.
Diagnostic characteristics
While very similar to Draba lonchocarpa, D. inexpectata has short, pubescent pods, pubescent herbage, and one to two minute cauline leaves. D. inexpectata is similar to D. cana as well but has much shorter stems (1-4 cm compared to 10-30 cm), non-ciliate basal 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.
Threats or limiting factors
Threatened by climate change and drought.
Taxonomy
No, this species does not have taxonomic discrepancies