Species Information
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Order: Capparales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Draba
Species: mogollonica
Mogollon Whitlowgrass - Draba mogollonica
Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants
580078
Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Winter annuals or biennials (perennial?); taproots enlarged above; stems 1 to several, usually with several branches 1.5-3.5 dm long, pubescent at base with simple trichomes, glabrous above ;leaves mostly in flat basal rosettes, denticulate to dentate, uniformly pubescent with stalked cruciform trichomes, petiolate, apex rounded to obtuse, (2)4-8(9) cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide, stem leaves 1-3, much reduced, lanceolate, entire or denticulate, usually bracteolate; inflorescences loose, 20- to 50-flowered; petals 4, bright yellow; fruiting pedicels widely spreading, glabrous, lower usually slightly longer than siliques, 1-2 cm long; siliques linear-elliptic, contorted, 7-18 mm long, glabrous or rarely sparsely pubescent with appressed branched trichomes; styles 1-2.25 mm. Flowers April to May.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 29
Number of Mapped Locations: 35
Number of Observations: 42
Observation date range: 05-01-1880 to 05-26-2013
External Links
View More Information about this species at:
NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)