| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Draba ruaxes Payson & H.St.John |
| Bibliography | Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 43: 117 (1930) |
| Native Range | Alaska to Washington |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 500-2400m |
| Description | lower leaves subsessile, oblanceolate, 3-10mm, pubescent, ciliate, stem leaves 0, flowers 4-10 in raceme, sepals ovate, petals obovate, 4-6mm, silicles elliptic, pubescent |
| Size | 2-6cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C rosette cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Draba ventosa var. ruaxes (Payson & H.St.John) C.L.Hitchc. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington) |