About Abdra brachycarpa (Nutt.) Greene
Abdra brachycarpa, commonly called shortpod draba, is a North American flowering plant species belonging to the mustard family Brassicaceae. Its specific epithet brachycarpa translates to "bearing short fruits." This species is distributed across the following U.S. states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. It grows in habitats including cedar glades, open fields, limestone rubble, dry to moist open soil, and waste ground.
