Draba hyperborea

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Draba hyperborea (L.) Desv.

Brassicaceae

Life form: perennial

Exposure: sun  

Moisture: dry

Soil: gritty-sandy

Leaf arrangement: rosette
Leaves:

Leaf shape: not specified

Leaf division: simple

Flower shape: cruciform
Fruit: silique

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Inflorescence: raceme

Flowers: not specified
Flower habit: not specified

Growth form: not specified

Taxonomy

Divisio:
Magnoliophyta
Subdivisio:
Magnoliophytina
Classis:
Rosopsida
Subclassis:
Dilleniidae
Superordo:
Violanae
Ordo:
Capparales
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Draba hyperborea is a perennial.

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[edit] Naming

Draba hyperborea was already described and the name validly published by Carl Linnaeus. It was not until 1815, however, that Nicaise Auguste Desvaux reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics.

[edit] Taxonomy

Draba hyperborea is a species in the genus Draba (whitlow grass) which contains 300 species and belongs to the family of the Brassicaceae (Mustard Family).

[edit] Characteristics

[edit] Growth

[edit] Wood and Bark

[edit] Leaves

Draba hyperborea has simple leaves. The leaves are arranged in rosettes.


[edit] Flowers and Fruit

The flowers are cross-shaped. The flowers are arranged in racemes.

The fruits are [silique]]s.

[edit] Root System

[edit] Distribution

[edit] Cultivation

Draba hyperborea prefers a sunny site. It grows best in sandy-gritty soil that is dry.


[edit] Uses

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[edit] Varities and Cultivars

[edit] Poisonousness

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[edit] Pests and Diseases

[edit] Man and Draba hyperborea

[edit] History

[edit] Draba hyperborea in art

[edit] Symbolism

[edit] Superstition

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Literature

[edit] Footnotes

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