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Tansymustards
Descurainia
Descurainia is a genus of plants in the mustard family which are known commonly as the tansymustards. They are similar in appearance to other mustards, sending up long erect stems and bearing small yellow or whitish flowers. Many species are noxious weeds. Some species are toxic to livestock and become a nuisance when they grow in grazing fields. Plants of this genus are found worldwide in temperate regions. Descurainia sophia, (flixweed or herb sophia), is the...
38 branches of this genus, most-observed first
flixweed
speciesDescurainia sophia
Western Tansymustard
speciesDescurainia pinnata
Descurainia bourgaeana
speciesDescurainia bourgaeana
Descurainia millefolia
speciesDescurainia millefolia
Tansy-leaved Rocket
speciesDescurainia tanacetifolia
Northern Tansymustard
speciesDescurainia sophioides
Mountain Tansymustard
speciesDescurainia incisa
Richardson's Tansymustard
speciesDescurainia incana
Descurainia erodiifolia
speciesDescurainia erodiifolia
Threadstalk Tansymustard
speciesDescurainia longepedicellata
Sierra Tansymustard
speciesDescurainia californica
Descurainia gilva
speciesDescurainia gilva
Descurainia myriophylla
speciesDescurainia myriophylla
Descurainia preauxiana
speciesDescurainia preauxiana
Descurainia lemsii
speciesDescurainia lemsii
Descurainia adenophora
speciesDescurainia adenophora
Paradise Tansymustard
speciesDescurainia paradisa
Descurainia athrocarpa
speciesDescurainia athrocarpa
Descurainia pimpinellifolia
speciesDescurainia pimpinellifolia
Descurainia impatiens
speciesDescurainia impatiens
Descurainia gonzalezii
speciesDescurainia gonzalezii
Descurainia depressa
speciesDescurainia depressa
Descurainia kenheilii
speciesDescurainia kenheilii
Nelson's Tansymustard
speciesDescurainia nelsonii
Blunt Tansymustard
speciesDescurainia obtusa
Descurainia virletii
speciesDescurainia virletii
Descurainia artemisioides
speciesDescurainia artemisioides
Descurainia nuttallii
speciesDescurainia nuttallii
Descurainia stricta
speciesDescurainia stricta
Descurainia streptocarpa
speciesDescurainia streptocarpa
Descurainia browniae
speciesDescurainia browniae
Descurainia torulosa
speciesDescurainia torulosa
Descurainia antarctica
speciesDescurainia antarctica
Descurainia brevisiliqua
speciesDescurainia brevisiliqua
Descurainia canoensis
speciesDescurainia canoensis
Descurainia lasisiliqua
speciesDescurainia lasisiliqua
Descurainia kochii
speciesDescurainia kochii
Descurainia hartwegiana
speciesDescurainia hartwegiana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 58073.