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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Descurainia pinnata var. pinnata
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-16-002:
Descurainia pinnata
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sophia pinnata
COMMON NAME:
Southeastern Tansy-mustard
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_sopi6_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Descurainia pinnata var. pinnata
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Descurainia pinnata ssp. pinnata
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 088-16-002:
Descurainia pinnata
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sophia pinnata
445
Forb
Winter annual
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in GA & SC (uncommon in NC)
Habitat: Open sandy areas, especially roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens tetradynamous (2 short, 4 long)
FRUIT:
Spring
Silique
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