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* Photo Copyright © 1999 by L. Yeatts

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Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

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Look Alikes: Distinguished from D. cana in being much more finely and densely stellate-pubescent; also, D. cana grows in open sites in dry tundra.

Flowering/Fruiting Period: June-July.

Habitat: Talus slopes, in crevices and between rocks in shaded protected sites. Elev. 8000-11,000 ft.

Photo Copyright © 1999 by S. Spackman
Distribution: Endemic to Colorado (Custer, Las Animas, Mineral and Saguache Cos).

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References: Hitchcock 1941; Price 1985; Rollins 1993.



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