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Taxon  Report  
Carrichtera annua  (L.) DC.
Wards weed
Carrichtera annua is an annual herb that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: moderate
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one or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period
Genus: Carrichtera
Family: Brassicaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Information about  Carrichtera annua from other sources

Ward's weed threatens to spread across Southwest: The invader was first found in Carlsbad, near San Diego, about 2008 by a botanist working in a habitat preserve along Alicante Road in the La Costa area.

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/05/2022).