Descurainia incana
(Bernh. ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Dorn
Mountain Tansy-mustard
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142917
Element CodePDBRA0X090
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCapparales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusDescurainia
SynonymsDescurainia richardsoniiO.E. Schulz
Other Common NamesGrey Tansy-mustard (EN) mountain tansymustard (EN) Moutarde-tanaisie grise (FR) Richardson's Tansy-mustard (EN)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic CommentsFNA (vol. 7, 2010) narrows the concept of Descurainia incana by placing D. incana ssp. incisa and D. incana ssp. viscosa in D. incisa ssp. incisa.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1993-11-15
Edition Date1993-11-15
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Range Extent CommentsCA (Klamath Ranges, Sierra Nevada, San Bernardino Mountains, Great Basin Province) to AK, eastern North America.
Ecology & Habitat
Habitat
Open sites, meadows, sagebrush, open aspen groves; 1500-3400 m.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Saskatchewan | SNR | Yes |
| Quebec | SNR | Yes |
| Yukon Territory | SNR | Yes |
| New Brunswick | SNR | Yes |
| Labrador | SNA | No |
| Manitoba | SNR | Yes |
| Northwest Territories | SNR | Yes |
| Ontario | SNR | Yes |
| Island of Newfoundland | SNA | No |
| British Columbia | SNR | Yes |
| Alberta | S4 | Yes |
United StatesNNR
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Oregon | SNR | Yes |
| Wyoming | SNR | Yes |
| Kansas | SNR | Yes |
| Washington | SNR | Yes |
| Massachusetts | SNR | Yes |
| Connecticut | SNA | No |
| Minnesota | SH | Yes |
| Idaho | SNR | Yes |
| Colorado | S4 | Yes |
| Maine | SH | Yes |
| California | SNR | Yes |
| Alaska | SNR | Yes |
| North Dakota | SNR | Yes |
| Utah | SNR | Yes |
| South Dakota | SNR | Yes |
| Montana | SNR | Yes |
| New Mexico | SNR | Yes |
| Texas | SNR | Yes |
| Nevada | SNR | Yes |
| Arizona | SNR | Yes |
References (2)
- Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
- Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.