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Brassicaceae

Twisted draba

Draba incana L.

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Draba

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Twisted draba: Hoary Whitlow-grass (Draba incana) Not the rarest, nor the most spectacular, of the specialities of the Keen of Hamar NNR, but one of the hardest to find. It on
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Common names

By language (7)
Cantonese
灰白葶藶
Chinese
灰白葶苈, 灰白葶藶
English
Twisted draba
Estonian
Hall kevadik
Finnish
Harmaakynsimö
German
Graues Felsenblümchen
Swedish
Grådraba

Synonyms

  • Draba bernensii Moritzi
  • Draba bernensis Moritzi
  • Draba confusa Ehrh.
  • Draba confusa var. paucifolia DC.
  • Draba contorta Ehrh.
  • Draba contorta var. linearifolia DC.
  • Draba glabella Richardson
  • Draba incana f. altera Cham. & Schltdl.
  • Draba incana f. luxurians Berlin
  • Draba incana f. robusta Pohle
  • Draba incana f. tenuis Pohle
  • Draba incana subsp. confusa (Ehrh.) E.Ekman
  • Draba incana subsp. pyrenaea (O.E.Schulz) O.Bolòs & Vigo
  • Draba incana var. confusa (Ehrh.) Lilj.
  • Draba incana var. conica O.E.Schulz
  • Draba incana var. contorta (Ehrh.) Lilj.
  • Draba incana var. incana
  • Draba incana var. linearifolia (DC.) O.E.Schulz
  • Draba ledebourii Rouy & Foucaud
  • Drabella incana (L.) Bubani

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Biennial, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.