. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 9. Draba ramosissima Desv. Branching Whitlow-grass. Fig. 2005. Draba ramosissima Desv. Journ. Bot. 3: 186. 1814. Erect, much branched below, 6'-i8' high, stellate- pubescent throughout, the branches bearing tufts of leaves, the inflorescence corymbosely paniculate. Lower leaves spatulate or oblanceolate, l'-2' long, acute, dentate with spreading teeth; upper le
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 9. Draba ramosissima Desv. Branching Whitlow-grass. Fig. 2005. Draba ramosissima Desv. Journ. Bot. 3: 186. 1814. Erect, much branched below, 6'-i8' high, stellate- pubescent throughout, the branches bearing tufts of leaves, the inflorescence corymbosely paniculate. Lower leaves spatulate or oblanceolate, l'-2' long, acute, dentate with spreading teeth; upper leaves oblong or ovate, similarly dentate; branches of the panicle erect or ascending; flowers white, 2"-3" broad; petals entire or erose, twice or thrice the length of the sepals; pedicels spreading or ascending, 3"-4" long in fruit; pods oblong or lanceolate, hairy, 3"-4" long, twisted; style slender, i"-2" long. Mountains of Virginia and Kentucky, south to North Carolina and Tennessee. April-May. 10. Draba brachycarpa Nutt. Short-fruited Whitlow-grass. Fig. 2006. Draba brachycarpa Nutt.; T. & G. FI. N. A. i ; 108. 1838. Annual, tufted, 2-5' high, loosely stellate-pubes- cent, leafy to the inflorescence. Basal leaves ovate or obovate, 4"-6" long, obtuse, sparingly dentate or entire; stem-leaves smaller, sessile, oblong, entire; pedicels ascending, i"-2" long in fruit; raceme elongating; flowers yellow, i" broad; petals some- what longer than the calyx, sometimes wanting; pods oblong, acute, iJ'-z" long, i" broad; style minute. Dry hills and fields, Virginia to Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Georgia, Louisiana and Arkansas. Montana to Oregon, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-193
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