Species: Descurainia pinnata ssp. brachycarpa
Pinnate Tansy-mustard
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Capparales
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Descurainia
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Green Tansy-mustard - Short-fruited Tansy-mustard - moutarde-tanaisie verte
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Mustard Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Capparales - Brassicaceae - Descurainia
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Pinnate tansy-mustard; Mustard family (Brassicaceae). An herbaceous, annual plant, 0.1 - 0.7 m high, with small, white flowers and deeply divided leaves.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5T5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2003-02-28
Global Status Last Changed
1995-07-12
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
D. pinnata ssp. brachycarpa is primarily a northern species with a divided range. It occurs from Quebec and Maine south to New Jersey and New York and west to British Columbia; from Ohio, West Virginia, and North Carolina west to Arkansas, Missouri, Wyoming, Montana, Oregon, and Washington; and south from Wyoming to New Mexico.