Brassicaceae
Yellow arctic draba
Draba nivalis
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Draba
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Common names
By language (5)
- English
- Yellow arctic draba
- Finnish
- Lumikynsimö
- French
- Drave des neiges
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Snørublom
- Swedish
- Isdraba
Synonyms
- Draba caesia Adams
- Draba liljebladii Wallm.
- Draba muricella Wahlenb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native
Photos
Photo: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.