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Descurainia pinnata ssp. nelsonii

Descurainia pinnata (Walter) Britton ssp. nelsonii (Rydb.) Detling

Nelson's Tansy Mustard, Nelson's Tansy-mustard, Nelson's Tansymustard

Brassicaceae (Mustard family)

Synonym(s): Descurainia brachycarpa var. nelsonii, Descurainia pinnata var. nelsonii, Sophia nelsonii

USDA Symbol: DEPIN

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Biennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 18 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: CO , ID , MT , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: YT
Native Habitat: Roadsides, sagebrush, wash bottoms, silty flats, gravelly grounds.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 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 pinnata ssp. nelsonii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Descurainia pinnata ssp. nelsonii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Descurainia pinnata ssp. nelsonii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-27
Research By: CBR

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