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Draba nivalis Lilj. sect. Leucodraba 
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesDraba nivalis Lilj. sect. Leucodraba
SynonymsDraba caesia M.F.Adams
 Draba liljebladii Wallman
Habitattundra
Altitudearctic-subarctic
Descriptionbasal leaves obovate-cuneate, usually entire, densely minutely hirsute, inflorescence dense, petals 3mm long, silicles 4-9mm, usually glabrous
Size2-8cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typerosette, carpet
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings of rosettes in late summer
Territory Circumpolar
Europe
     Northern Europe (Finland , Iceland , Norway , Svalbard , Sweden )
     Eastern Europe (North European Russia )
Asia-Temperate
     Siberia (Buryatiya , Chita , Krasnoyarsk , West Siberia )
     Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan )
Northern America
     Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Alaska , Greenland , Nunavut , Northwest Territories , Yukon )
     Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba )
     Eastern Canada (Newfoundland , Ontario , Québec)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

BRASSICACEAE

Draba nivalis Lilj., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 1793: 208 (1793)

Synonyms:
Draba stellata nivalis (Lilj.) Regel

Draba caesia M.F.Adams
Draba kamtschatica glabriuscula N.Busch.
Draba liljebladii Wallman
Draba nivalis californica Jeps.
Draba nivalis canadica O.E.Schulz
Draba nivalis glabrescens (Kurtz) O.E.Schulz
Draba nivalis glabriuscula (N.Busch) Pohle
Draba nivalis leiocarpa (Rupr.) Pohle
Draba nivalis nana O.E.Schulz
Draba nivalis tenella Lange
Draba stellata glabrescens Kurtz

Circumpolar
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arctic-subarctic

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