Draba corrugata
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Draba corrugata is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family
known by the common name Southern California draba. It is native to the mountain ranges of southern California
and Baja California
, where it grows in rocky areas. This is a biennial or perennial herb forming a cushiony basal clump of leaves. Each leaf is 1 to 3 centimeters long and gray-green in a coat of coarse hairs. The erect inflorescence
may bear over 100 mustardlike flowers with yellow petals each under half a centimeter in length. The fruit is an oval-shaped, twisted silique
containing many seeds.
There are two varieties of this species. The rarer var. saxosa is known only from mountains in San Bernardino
and Riverside Counties
in California.
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....
known by the common name Southern California draba. It is native to the mountain ranges of southern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, where it grows in rocky areas. This is a biennial or perennial herb forming a cushiony basal clump of leaves. Each leaf is 1 to 3 centimeters long and gray-green in a coat of coarse hairs. The erect inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
may bear over 100 mustardlike flowers with yellow petals each under half a centimeter in length. The fruit is an oval-shaped, twisted silique
Silique
A silique or siliqua is a fruit of 2 fused carpels with the length being more than three times the width. The outer walls of the ovary usually separate when ripe, leaving a persistent partition...
containing many seeds.
There are two varieties of this species. The rarer var. saxosa is known only from mountains in San Bernardino
San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...
and Riverside Counties
Riverside County, California
Riverside County is a county in the U.S. state of California. One of 58 California counties, it covers in the southern part of the state, and stretches from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the state border with Arizona. The county derives its name from the city of Riverside,...
in California.