Sisymbrium linifolium
Flax Leaved Plains Mustard, Lava Cress
Other regional names: Plains Mustard +4 more
- Plains Mustard
- Rush Mustard
- Salmon River Plains Mustard
- Skeleton Mustard
- Slim Leaved Plains Mustard
Also known as: Erysimum glaberrimum Hook. & Arn. +15 more
- Erysimum glaberrimum Hook. & Arn.
- Erysimum linifolium (Nutt.) M.E.Jones
- Hesperis linifolia (Nutt.) Kuntze
- Nasturtium pumilum Nutt.
- Schoenocrambe decumbens Rydb.
- Schoenocrambe linifolia (Nutt.) Greene
- Schoenocrambe linifolia var. pinnata (Greene) A.Nelson
- Schoenocrambe pinnata Greene
- Schoenocrambe pygmaea (Nutt.) Greene
- Sisymbrium decumbens (Rydb.) Blank.
- Sisymbrium junceum Hook.
- Sisymbrium linifolium var. decumbens (Rydb.) O.E.Schulz
- Sisymbrium linifolium var. linifolium
- Sisymbrium linifolium var. pinnatum (Greene) O.E.Schulz
- Sisymbrium pygmaeum Nutt.
- Sisymbrium pygmaeum Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Brassicaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Sisymbrium linifolium (commonly known as Flax-Leaved Plains Mustard or Lava Cress) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Brassicaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arizona, British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
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)
Xinjiang