''Draba monoensis'' is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the

mustard family Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The le ...

known by the common names White Mountains draba and Mono draba. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Mono County, California Mono County ( ) is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,195, making it the fourth-least populous county in California. The county seat is Bridgeport. The coun ...

, where it grows in moist, rocky habitat in the

alpine climate Alpine climate is the typical weather (climate) for elevations above the tree line, where trees fail to grow due to cold. This climate is also referred to as a mountain climate or highland climate. Definition There are multiple definitions of ...

of the White Mountains.

Description

''Draba monoensis'' is a small perennial herb forming clusters of hairy, oblong leaves up to long. Each leaf is under long and mostly hairless except for a prominent fringe of long hairs along the edges. The erect

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

bears 10 to 20 white flowers with petals only a long. The fruit is an oval-shaped

silique A silique or siliqua (plural ''siliques'' or ''siliquae'') is a type of fruit (seed capsule) having two fused carpels with the length being more than three times the width. When the length is less than three times the width of the dried fruit i ...

up to long which contains several tiny seeds.

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment — ''Draba monoensis''USDA Plants Profile: ''Draba monoensis'' (White Mountains draba)Flora of North America''Draba monoensis'' — U.C. Photo gallery
monoensis Endemic flora of California Alpine flora Natural history of Mono County, California Plants described in 1988 {{Brassicales-stub