Draba incana Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 643. 1753.

"Habitat in Alpibus & alpinis Europae." RCN: 4676.

Lectotype (Buttler in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 6: 329. 1967): Herb. Linn. No. 823.14 (LINN) .

Generitype of Draba Linnaeus (vide Green in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 51. 1925).

Current name: Draba incana L. ( Brassicaceae).

Note: Draba incana, with the type designated by Buttler (but with the choice incorrectly attributed to Rollins), was proposed as conserved type of the genus by Jarvis (in Taxon 41: 562. 1992). However, the proposal was eventually ruled unnecessary by the General Committee (see Barrie, l.c. 55: 795-796. 2006 for a review of the history of this and related proposals).