Perennial of the Brassicaceae family, native to the Caucasus and the mountains of Eastern Anatolia. It grows in rocky screes, crevices, and alpine meadows on various substrates, between approximately 2,000 and 3,500 meters.
It forms a dense, low basal rosette, from which several flowering stems rise, 8 to 15 cm tall. The foliage is one of the most striking features of the species: the leaves are narrow, rigid, with a sharp, mucronate tip — precisely what cuspidata refers to — and bordered with stiff, well-visible cilia, giving the rosette a bristly, almost prickly appearance, very different from the velvety foliage of other Draba.
The flowers, with four bright and vivid yellow petals, are gathered in dense, rounded corymbs, numerous and tight above the foliage. The blooming is generous, with compact inflorescences contrasting with the spiny structure of the rosette.
In its natural habitat, blooming extends from May to July depending on altitude. In cultivation, it generally occurs in April-May.
It requires full sun and excellent drainage. Hardy and relatively robust for the genus, it is suitable for well-exposed rock gardens and alpine gardens, where the architectural character of its ciliated rosette remains visible in all seasons.