Abdra brachycarpa

Abdra brachycarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Abdra
Species:
A. brachycarpa
Binomial name
Abdra brachycarpa
Synonyms[1]
  • Alyssum bidentatum Nutt.
  • Draba brachycarpa Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray

Abdra brachycarpa, common name shortpod draba, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae.[2] The species name brachycarpa means "bearing short fruits."

Distribution

USA: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, MT, NC, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, VA[3]

Habitat

Cedar glades, open fields, limestone rubble, dry to moist open soil, and waste ground.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Abdra brachycarpa (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Greene". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  2. ^ "PLANTS Profile Draba brachycarpa". USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  4. ^ Rollins, Reed C. (1993). The Cruciferae of continental North America : systematics of the mustard family from the Arctic to Panama. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2064-9. OCLC 26852038.