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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Brassicaceae
Draba arabisans Michx.
rock whitlow-grass
Draba: from Greek drabe for "sharp" or "acrid" and referring to the burning taste of the leaves which supposedly had a medicinal value as a poultice
arabisans: Arabian
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | perennial, 4"-16" tall forb |
| Flower: | white, 4-parted, 1/3"-1/2' wide, buds yellow; inflorescence up to 4" long in a loose cluster of stalked flowers; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | long, narrow, smooth, twisted pod  |
| Leaf: | Basal leaves toothed, oblong, hairy, often with sharp teeth |
| Habitat: | limestone cliffs |
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