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Brassicaceae

Lancepod draba

Draba lonchocarpa Rydb.

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Draba

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Lancepod draba: spearfruit draba, Draba lonchocarpa, California, White Mountains, Sheep Mountain, Fishlake Valley drainage, elevation 3514 m (11530 ft). Recently discovered to
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Lancepod draba

Synonyms

  • Draba lonchocarpa var. exigua O.E.Schulz
  • Draba lonchocarpa var. lonchocarpa Rydb.
  • Draba lonchocarpa var. semitonsa Payson & H.St.John
  • Draba lonchocarpa var. vestita O.E.Schulz
  • Draba nivalis subsp. lonchocarpa (Rydb.) Hultén
  • Draba nivalis var. elongata S.Watson
  • Draba nivalis var. exigua (O.E.Schulz) C.L.Hitchc.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: 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.