Descurainia sophia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl

Flix weed, Herb sophia

2009 Thomas Stoughton

2015 Debra L. Cook

2009 Thomas Stoughton

2007 Thomas Stoughton

Descurainia sophia is an annual herb that is not native to California.

Cal-IPC rating: Limited


	Plant Range Observation Search (1376 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Descurainia
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Sisymbrium sophia
PLANTS	Sophia sophia

More information about Descurainia sophia


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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: 08/18/2022).