Draba macounii O.E. Schulz
Macoun's draba (Macoun's whitlow-grass)
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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Distribution of Draba macounii
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Species Information

General:
Tufted perennial herb from a taproot and a branching stem-base; stems 2-3 cm tall, sparsely hairy with simple and branched hairs.
Leaves:
All basal, compacted, oblanceolate, 0.5-1 cm long, 2.5-5 mm wide, hairy with tangled, simple and branched hairs, margins hairy-fringed; stem leaves lacking.
Flowers:
Short racemes 4- to 8-flowered; petals pale yellow, drying white, 3.5-4.5 mm long.
Fruits:
Silicles, 5-7 mm long, about half as wide, oblong-elliptic, glabrous, dark green; fruiting stalks shorter than silicles, spreading; styles less than 1 mm long.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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Ecology

Ecological Framework for Draba macounii

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information
Value / Class

Avg

Min

Max

Elevation (metres)
2145 1968 2248
Slope Gradient (%)
28 0 60

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

296 10 350
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric]
1 0 3
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
C
# of field plots
 species was recorded in:
5
Modal BEC Zone Class
ESSF

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

AT(1), ESSF(4)

Habitat and Range

Mesic to dry meadows, rocky slopes and scree slopes in the subalpine and alpine zones; infrequent in N BC; N to AK, S YT and SW NT and E to AB.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia