PLANTS Profile for Descurainia (tansymustard)

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PLANTS Profile

Descurainia Webb & Bethel.
tansymustard

Symbol:

DESCU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Brassicaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

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Descurainia Webb & Bethel.

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Distribution:
Descurainia Webb & Bethel.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Descurainia Webb & Bethel.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Descurainia californica (A. Gray) O.E. Schulz. .

Descurainia californica
Sierra tansymustard

Distribution of Descurainia incana (Bernh. ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Dorn. .

Descurainia incana
mountain tansymustard

Distribution of Descurainia obtusa (Greene) O.E. Schulz. . Image Available.

Descurainia obtusa
blunt tansymustard

Distribution of Descurainia paradisa (A. Nelson & Kennedy) O.E. Schulz. .

Descurainia paradisa
paradise tansymustard

Distribution of Descurainia pinnata (Walter) Britton. . Image Available.

Descurainia pinnata
western tansymustard

Distribution of Descurainia ramosissima Rollins. .

Descurainia ramosissima
Villa Grove tansymustard

Distribution of Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl. . Image Available.

Descurainia sophia
herb sophia

Distribution of Descurainia sophioides (Fisch. ex Hook.) O.E. Schulz. .

Descurainia sophioides
northern tansymustard

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Descurainia Webb & Bethel.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Capparales
Family	Brassicaceae – Mustard family
Genus	Descurainia Webb & Bethel. – tansymustard

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Descurainia Webb & Bethel.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Minor		Minor		Minor		Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Descurainia Webb & Bethel.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22819.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 12:59 AM CDT