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I don't know that foliage but what a delightful little plant. Perfect for a chunk of tufa.
I've also condensata Draba. It looks similar to yours.Look into my website.
Diane, I love a good mystery!
For North America, the only Brassicaceae with the same species name is Physaria condensata (accepted by FNA) + synonyms Lesquerella condensata, L. alpina var. condensata, L. alpina ssp. condensata. Not sure if this is the source of a possible mixup with Draba "condensata" but I suspect it is unrelated, but I'll look at some of my old floras tonight.
It is more likely that "condensata" came from Draba daurica f. condensata that Maggi pointed out, and that it became shortened to D. condensata along the way... and who knows, the plant under that name might not have any validity whatsoever nor no relationship to a plant under the old description of Draba daurica f. condensata, just a well-established horticultural misnomer/mis-ID that lives on in perpetuity,
Now if you like a good mystery, you might like to start on Townsendia hirsuta - what is going around under this invalid (unpublished) name??
Draba condensata is not a valid name as far as I can find. We get seed with this name donated to the AGS seed exchange every year, but I can not find it any published lists. This is a name I have been trying to resolve for many years - if anyone can help I would be very grateful.
Draba condensata photographed on Mt Evans, Colorado might be the plant.http://www.photosbygerhard.com/detail.php?offset=16&class=Plants
The Photos by Gerhard has made a mistake, there is nothing by the name of Draba condensata on Mt. Evans, nor in Colorado, nor anywhere in North America. However, this person's post with a misidentification is very effective at perpetuating the mistake.