Braya glabella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brassicales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Brassicaceae
Subfamilia: Brassicoideae
Tribus: Euclidieae
Genus: Braya
Species: Braya glabella

Name

Braya glabella Richardson in J.Franklin, Narr. Journey Polar Sea: 743 (1823).

Typus: Canada. [Nunavut], Copper Mountains, 1820, John Richardson s.n. (Holotype: BM; isotypes: GH, K).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Sisymbrium alpinum var. glabellum (Richardson) Trautv., Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 1: 59 (1871), “glabella”
- Braya alpina var. glabella (Richardson) S.Watson, Bibl. Index N. Amer. Bot.: 51 (1878).
- Braya alpina f. glabella (Richardson) Kjellm., Fanerog. Vest.-Esk. Land 2: 44 (1883).
- Hesperis glabella (Richardson) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 935 (1891).
- Braya humilis var. glabella (Richardson) B.Boivin, Phytologia 16: 300 (1968).
Heterotypic
- Braya alpina var. americana Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer., Bot. N. Brit. Amer. 1: 65 (1830).
  - Typus: U.S.A. Rocky Mts., Drummond s.n. (Holotype: K).
  - Braya americana (Hook.) Fernald, Rhodora 28: 203 (1926).
  - Braya humilis var. americana (Hook.) B.Boivin, Phytologia 16: 300 (1968).
- Braya nana Bunge, Index Seminum (TU, Dorpatensis) 1841: 8 (1841).
  - Platypetalum nanum Turcz. ex Bunge, Index Seminum (TU, Dorpatensis) 1841: 8 (1841).
  - Sisymbrium nanum Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 281 (1842), nom. illeg.
- Braya platypetala Turcz., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 280 (1842).
- Braya bartlettiana Jordal, Rhodora 54: 36 (1952).
  - Typus: U.S.A. Alaska, Bettles River, 20 miles northeast of Wiseman, steep, moist and mossy alpine tundra slope of limestone peak, 3,500 ft [1,067 m], 13 July 1949, L.H. Jordal 2291 (Holotype: MICH).
- Braya bartlettiana var. vestita Hultén, Ark. Bot., a.s., 7(1): 66 (1967 publ. 1968), nom. inval.
  - Braya bartlettiana var. vestita Hultén, Madroño 19: 223 (1968).
    - Typus: U.S.A. Alaska, Atkasuk, Mead River village, 5–8 Aug 1960, E. Hultén s.n. (Holotype: S).
- Braya aenea subsp. pseudoaenea V.V.Petrovsky, Arktichesk. Fl. SSSR 7: 49 (1975).
  - Typus: Russia. South east part of Chukotka peninsula, shore of Senyavin strait, vicinities of Yanrakynnot near the mouth of the river Marich, 22 July 1972, V.V. Razzhivin & B.A. Yurtsev SG 72-33 (Holotype: LE; isotypes: 3 at LE).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Magadan.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Subarctic America
  - Alaska, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon.
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Labrador, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Montana, Wyoming.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Franklin, J. 1823. Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22. xvi + 768 pp., London: John Murray. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Al-Shehbaz, I.A. & German, D.A. 2014. A synopsis of the genus Braya (Brassicaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 19(2): 161–174. DOI: 10.3100/hpib.v19iss2.2014.n1 PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Braya glabella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 9. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Braya glabella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Dec 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Braya glabella. Published online. Accessed: 9 Dec 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Braya glabella. Accessed: 9 Dec 2025. Reference page.
Koch, M.A. et al. 2025. Braya glabella in BrassiBase Tools and biological resources to study characters and traits in the Brassicaceae. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 9.