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Descurainia incisa

(Engelm.) Britton

Cut-leaf Tansy-mustard

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.946454

Element CodePDBRA0X0C0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusProvisional

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCapparales

FamilyBrassicaceae

GenusDescurainia

Other Common Names

Moutarde-tanaisie glabre (FR)

Concept Reference

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

This record represents the full species of Descurainia incisa treated by FNA (vol. 7, 2010) where two subspecies are recognized (incisa and paysonii).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-07-13

Change Date2016-07-13

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S4	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	S3	Yes
Yukon Territory	S2	Yes
Northwest Territories	SH	Yes
British Columbia	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Sawyers Peak	Gila National Forest	59,743

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hurricane Creek	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	1,606

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.