#draba

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Spartacus (1960)

[botaniqueer]

Draba sp.! These little guys look like tiny pom poms and and feel fake like they’re astroturf.

Guess what family these are in!

Answer:

They’re Brassicaceae! They are but strange “cabbages”.

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Keep by Benoît Pioulard - Directed by Sean Curtis Patrick

[cedar-glade]

Draba verna

Vernal Witlow Grass,

Brassicaceae

Unfortunately we didn’t get to see the star of the native mustard family,  Leavenworthia uniflora, called Michaux's gladecress, showy glade cress, or one flowered glade cress; but, we did get to see this early spring annual. A pretty common species of Draba that grows in eastern mountain regions as a native and can even compete with invasive bittercrests. I’ve always wanted to photograph it in-situ and this peebles dolostone exposure almost did the trick. Since it was rainy and the sun wasn’t out I couldn’t get a good photo of this population in full bloom, still a treat though. 

[wenbochenphoto]

愉悦葶苈 (Draba jucunda) in situ, Mt. Baima Yunnan, 4300m. #Draba #葶苈 #Cruciferae #十字花科 #ChineseAlpinePlant

[brittanyeburgard]

From rosette to dehiscence, mustards are so often aesthetically pleasing. These cuties are Draba helleriana, Heller’s draba, growing on the talus slopes of the San Francisco Peaks. #Brassicaceae #Draba #mustard #StayOnTheTrail #arizona #SanFranciscoPeaks #hikeaz #alpinetundra #nativeplants #botanize #botany #plants #nature #naturephotography #natureishappiness #mountain #smallthings (at Arizona)

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Spartacus (1960)

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Spartacus (1960)