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Descurainia sophioides
Descurainia sophioides (Fisch. ex Hook.) O.E. Schulz
Northern Tansy Mustard, Northern Tansy-mustard, Northern Tansymustard
Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
Synonym(s): Sisymbrium sophioides
USDA Symbol: DESO3
USDA Native Status: AK (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual , BiennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Silique
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: AKCanada: BC , MB , NT , NU , QC , YT
Native Habitat: Open meadows, eroded peat, roadsides, disturbed and waste sites, rocky outcrops, mining dumps, gravelly grounds, stream banks, gullies.
Web Reference
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 sophioides in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Descurainia sophioides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Descurainia sophioides
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-27Research By: CBR