Taxon Report

Draba californica (Jeps.) Roll. & Price

California draba

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Draba californica (Jeps.) Roll. & Price
Common Name:	California draba
Family:	Brassicaceae
Element Code:	PDBRA11380
USDA Plants Symbol:	DRCA5
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jul-Aug	Jul-Aug
Elevation:	3000-4250 (9845-13945)
General Habitats:	Alpine boulder and rock field, Meadows and seeps
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Blanco Mtn. (3711842), Boundary Peak (3711873), Juniper Mtn. (3711862), Mt. Barcroft (3711852), Mt. Thompson (3711825)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



Can be locally common. Threatened by grazing and road construction. On watch list in NV. See Manual of the Flowering Plants of California, p. 443 (1925) by W.L. Jepson for original description, and Aliso 12(1):17-27 (1988) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 8 January 2025].