Group Name:
 Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
 
Family Name:
 Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
 
Genus: 
 Descurainia Webb & Berth. Webb & Berth.
 
 
Genus Common Name: 
 Tansy mustard
 
 
 
 
 
Species: 
 Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Habitat: 
 Dry, sandy, disturbed areas; fields
 
 
Abundance and Distribution: 
 Frequent northwest; rare southwest, and in southeast: Muscatine county 1890
 
 
Origin: 
 Not native
 
 
 
    
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 http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e4281