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Draba alpina
Also called Alpine Whitlow Grass
Draba alpina is a small perennial subshrub from Arctic and subarctic regions, despite its name it does not grow in the Alps. It is grown mainly by enthusiasts of alpine and rock garden plants, and it needs cold, well-drained, alkaline conditions.
Draba alpina, the alpine whitlow-grass (a name it shares with Draba densifolia) or alpine draba, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to the Arctic and Subarctic regions; Iceland, Svalbard, Scandinavia, northern European Russia, Siberia, the northern Russian Far East, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Alaska, Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, and Greenland. In spite of its scientific and vernacular names, it is not found in the Alps. A perennial subshrub reaching 10 in (25 cm), it prefers alkaline soils.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
