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Descurainia
Family: Brassicaceae
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Vascular plants of NE US and adjacent Canada
Sep ovate, obtuse; pet yellow, small, obovate or spatulate; anthers ovate or oblong; staminal glands minute or none; ovary cylindric; style very short, as thick as the ovary; stigma capitate; ovules numerous; frs linear or clavate, terete or slightly quadrangular, tipped with the very short persistent style; valves with a prominent midnerve; seeds elliptic or oblong; annual or biennial herbs; ±pubescent, some of or all the hairs branched; lvs 1-3 pinnate with numerous small segments. 40, mostly temp. New World. (Sophia)

Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

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Species within checklist: Badlands National Park Plants
Descurainia pinnata
Image of Descurainia pinnata
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Descurainia sophia
Image of Descurainia sophia
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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services [MG-70-19-0057-19].
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