Draba lonchocarpa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Draba lonchocarpa Rydb.

Lancepod draba

2016 Steve Matson

2020 Dana York

Draba lonchocarpa is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Draba lonchocarpa var. lonchocarpa

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~24 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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Genus:	Draba
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs in non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Draba lonchocarpa var. lonchocarpa
JEF	Draba nivalis var. elongata

Information about Draba lonchocarpa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (DRLO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[burkeherbarium.org] Pollination Methods: Self-pollination, bees, flies. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/16/2025).