Draba monoensis is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names White Mountains draba and Mono draba.

Draba monoensis

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Draba
Species:
D. monoensis
Binomial name
Draba monoensis
Rollins & R.A. Price

It is endemic to Mono County, California, where it grows in moist, rocky habitat in the alpine climate of the White Mountains.

Description

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Draba monoensis is a small perennial herb forming clusters of hairy, oblong leaves up to 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long. Each leaf is under 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) long and mostly hairless except for a prominent fringe of long hairs along the edges.

The erect inflorescence bears 10 to 20 white flowers with petals only a 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) long. The fruit is an oval-shaped silique up to 0.5 centimetres (0.20 in) long which contains several tiny seeds.

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