Alpine Whitlow-grass

Draba alpina, the alpine whitlow-grass (a name it shares with Draba densifolia) or alpine draba, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to the Arctic and Subarctic regions; Iceland, Svalbard, Scandinavia, northern European Russia, Siberia, the northern Russian Far East, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Alaska, Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, and Greenland. In spite of its scientific and vernacular names, it is not found in the Alps. A perennial subshrub reaching 10 in (25 cm), it prefers alkaline soils.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Alpine Whitlow-grass being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Draba corymbosa
• Draba lactea
• Draba crassifolia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Family

Brassicaceae

Genus

Draba

Species

Draba alpina

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