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Draba incana
Also called Hoary Whitlowgrass, Hoary Whitlow Grass, Twisted Whitlow Grass, Twisted Whitlowgrass
Draba incana, twisted draba, is a small hairy alpine or arctic plant in the cabbage family, native to cold northern regions of North America, Greenland, northern Europe and mountain ranges such as the Alps and Pyrenees. It is rarely grown in gardens and is best suited to cool, open rock-garden conditions.
Draba incana L. — Drave blanchâtre. — (Twisted whitlow grass), is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Its native range is Canada to Northern Central and Northeastern USA, Greenland, Northern Europe, Alps, Pyrenees.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Draba incana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
