Braya pilosa

Braya pilosa

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Braya
Species:
B. pilosa
Binomial name
Braya pilosa
Braya pilosa

Braya pilosa is a long-lived perennial flowering plant of the mustard family known by the common name hairy braya.[2][3] It was first found by Sir John Richardson in 1826 during an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage.[4] It wasn't found for 154 years, between 1850 and 2004.[5]

  1. ^ "Braya pilosa - Hook. Hairy Braya". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Species Status Report: Hairy Braya (Braya pilosa)" (PDF). NWT Species at Risk. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Northwest Territories. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. ^ Harris, James G. "COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Hairy Braya Braya pilosa in Canada" (PDF). Species at Risk Public Registry. Government of Canada. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Hairy Braya | NWT Species at Risk". www.nwtspeciesatrisk.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  5. ^ "Hairy Braya,Braya pilosa" (PDF). wildlife-species.canada.ca. 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2023.