Calflora
Taxon  Report   2693    
Descurainia californica  (A. Gray) O. E. Schulz
Sierra tansy mustard,  Sierra tansymustard
Descurainia californica
© 1999 Larry Blakely
Photos from
CalPhotos / Calflora
Descurainia californica
© 2011 Barry Breckling
Descurainia californica
© 2014 Steve Matson
Descurainia californica, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.

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Descurainia californica
© 2011 Barry Breckling
Family: BRASSICACEAE  
Genus: Descurainia
Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Habitat: slopes

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

 
More information about  Descurainia californica
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Landscaping information from Calscape
Photos on PlantID.net   /   Google Images
Jepson eFlora

Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

ITIS Original Publication citation

USDA PLANTS Profile (DECA6)

Search the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

website references from Google


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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 19, 2019).