Brassicaceae

Norwegian draba

Draba norvegica Gunnerus

Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Draba

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: درابة نرويجية
arz: درابه نرويجيه
English: Norwegian draba
Finnish: Kalliokynsimö
Norwegian Bokmål: Bergrublom
Swedish: Bergdraba, Fjällnagelört
Welsh: Llysiau‘r bystwn y graig

Synonyms

Draba clivicola Fernald
Draba furcata E.Ekman
Draba hirta Gunnerus
Draba hirta f. rupestris (W.T.Aiton) Ostenf.
Draba hirta var. norvegica (Gunnerus) Lilj.
Draba inferalpina E.Ekman
Draba laxa Lindblom
Draba norvegica var. berlinii O.E.Schulz
Draba norvegica var. clivicola (Fernald) B.Boivin
Draba norvegica var. glabrata (Lindblom) O.E.Schulz
Draba norvegica var. hebecarpa (Lindblom) O.E.Schulz
Draba norvegica var. intermedia (Lindblom) O.E.Schulz
Draba norvegica var. laxa (Lindblom) O.E.Schulz
Draba norvegica var. norvegica Gunnerus
Draba proxima E.Ekman
Draba rupestris W.T.Aiton
Draba rupestris f. glabriuscula Pohle
Draba rupestris f. stellato-pilosa Pohle
Draba scandinavica Lindblom
Draba scandinavica var. hebecarpa Lindbl
Draba trichella Fr.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.