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Descurainia incana ssp. incisa
Descurainia incana (Bernh. ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Dorn ssp. incisa (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Kartesz & Gandhi
Mountain Tansy Mustard, Mountain Tansy-mustard, Mountain Tansymustard
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonym(s): Descurainia incisa, Descurainia incisa ssp. incisa, Descurainia incisa var. incisa, Descurainia richardsonii ssp. incisa, Descurainia richardsonii var. sonnei, Sisymbrium incisum, Sophia incisa
USDA Symbol: DEINI2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: BiennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 40 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , TX , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC , YT
Native Habitat: Alpine, stream banks, disturbed sites, roadsides, meadows, sagebrush and juniper communities, open woods, rocky cliffs, sandy areas, talus slopes.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Descurainia incana ssp. incisa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Descurainia incana ssp. incisa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Descurainia incana ssp. incisa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-27Research By: CBR