Draba oreades

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Draba oreades Schrenk, Enum. Pl. Nov. 2: 56 1842. (syn: Draba algida var. brachycarpa Bunge; Draba alpicola Klotzsch; Draba alpina var. rigida Franch.; Draba kizyl-arti (Korsh.) N.Busch; Draba oreades var. alpicola (Klotzsch) O.E.Schulz ...................; Draba qinghaiensis L.L.Lu; Draba rockii O.E.Schulz; Draba tianschanica Pohle; Pseudobraya kizylarti Korsh.);

Common name: Mountain Whitlow Grass

India: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim (3900 - 4700 m); Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Central & Western Asia as per BSI Flora of India

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Draba oreades at Ladakh - July- PKA-06 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5)

Seen this herb at Changla Pass (Altitude Approx: 17300ft).
Bot. name: Draba oreades (Family: Brassicaceae)..

Beautiful mat plant of high altitude in profuse flowering. Known here in Uttarakhand but never seen in nature.

References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1 IPNI BSI Flora of India Flora of China FOC illustration Flora of Pakistan FOPillustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal Flowers of India JSTOR Herbarium Catalogue Alpine Garden Society

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