Braya forrestii W. W. Sm.

Herbs densely cespitose, (0.7-)1.5-5.5(-6.5) cm tall, scapose, densely to sparsely pilose with exclusively simple trichomes to 1 mm, rarely glabrous throughout except for petiole margin and leaf apex; caudex densely covered with petiolar remains of previous years, up to 40-branched, unbranched basal portion to 3 cm in diam. Basal leaves rosulate; petiole (2-)4-10(-15) mm, persistent and becoming papery, greatly expanded and to 4 mm wide at base, ciliate; leaf blade linear to linear-oblanceolate, rarely broadly oblanceolate, (0.3-)1-2.8(-3.5) cm × 0.5-2(-4) mm, densely to sparsely pilose, rarely glabrous except for a few trichomes at leaf apex, base attenuate, margin entire, apex obtuse or acute. Scapes spreading or retrosely pilose, leafless. Racemes ebracteate, not elongated and to 8 mm in fruit. Fruiting pedicels ascending, 2-5 mm. Sepals subapically purple, ovate or oblong, 2.5-3 × 1.5-2 mm, glabrous or pubescent, broadly white margined. Petals purple, pink, or white, broadly obovate, 4-6 × 2-3 mm, apex rounded; claw 1.5-2.5 mm. Filaments 2-3 mm; anthers oblong, 0.6-0.8 mm. Ovules 4-8 per ovary. Fruit ovoid, 4-7 × 1.5-3 mm, glabrous or puberulent; style 0.5-1 mm. Seeds ca. 1.7 × 0.9 mm. Fl. May-Jul, fr. Jul-Aug.

Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan [Bhutan].

Alpine turf and scree, rocky pastures; 3700-5000 m.

Braya forrestii var. puberula W. T. Wang.

Braya forrestii là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Cải. Loài này được W.W.Sm. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1913.