Taxon:  Draba incana L.



Summary
Genus:
Draba
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Arabideae
Nomen number:
407047
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:643.  1753
Verified:
04/05/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Draba stylaris J. Gay ex W. D. J. Koch

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  4. Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares.
  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  6. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  7. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1370.
  8. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  9. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  10. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  11. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  12. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  14. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: mentions
  15. Rollins, R. C. 1993. The Cruciferae of continental North America
  16. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  17. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
  18. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
  19. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishhoary whitlow-grass  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Germangraues Felsenblümchen  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1370.
Swedishgrådraba  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.w.Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: mentions
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationArkhangelsk Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationMurmansk Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationNeneckij avtonomnyj okrug Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIceland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly n.Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.w. & s.e.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain n.e.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswickn.e.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntarion.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaPrince Edward Island Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichiganIsle RoyaleVoss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaGreenland  Rollins, R. C. 1993. The Cruciferae of continental North America
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoban.e.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (n.w.)
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Azerbaijan, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Estonia, Russian Federation [Arkhangelsk, Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug, Murmansk]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy (n.)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (n.e.), France (s.w. & s.e.)
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Greenland
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Ontario (n.), Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick (n.e.), Newfoundland and Labrador]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Manitoba (n.e.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Michigan (Isle Royale)]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Minnesota]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  2. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  3. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  4. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  5. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: mentions
  6. Rollins, R. C. 1993. The Cruciferae of continental North America
  7. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  8. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
  9. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=407047. Accessed 17 April 2026.