Descurainia sophia
Also known as: Arabis sophia (L.) Bernh. +17 more
- Arabis sophia (L.) Bernh.
- Crucifera sophia (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Descurainia sophia var. brachycarpa (Boiss.) O.E.Schulz
- Descurainia sophia var. sophia
- Discurea sophia (L.) Schur
- Hesperis sophia (L.) Kuntze
- Hesperis tripinnata (DC.) Kuntze
- Phryne sophia (L.) Bubani
- Sinapis tripinnata (DC.) Burch.
- Sisymbrium absinthioides Gray, 1821
- Sisymbrium parviflorum Lam.
- Sisymbrium persicum Spreng.
- Sisymbrium sophia L.
- Sisymbrium sophia var. brachycarpum Boiss.
- Sisymbrium sophia var. sericea Neuman
- Sisymbrium tripinnatum DC.
- Sophia lobelii Rupr.
- Sophia parviflora (Lam.) Standl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Brassicaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or biennial.
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Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Descurainia sophia is an annual or biennial belonging to the Brassicaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Amur, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Great Britain, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Provinces, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms