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High-Elevation Draba (Cruciferae) Of The White Mountains Of California And Nevada, Reed C. Rollins, Robert A. Price
High-Elevation Draba (Cruciferae) Of The White Mountains Of California And Nevada, Reed C. Rollins, Robert A. Price
Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany
Accurate identification of the species of Draba at high elevations in the White Mountains of eastern California and adjacent Nevada has been impossible because of frequent misinterpretations in the literature and the lack of a coherent source of information. A preliminary investigation of newly collected material suggested that several species of Draba, endemic or nearly so to these mountains, had not been recognized. Descriptions and relevant comparisons are given for a new combination, D. californica, and two new species, D. monoensis and D. subumbellata. Specimen citations for all taxa of Draba occurring at high elevations, roughly above …