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Descurainia sophia

(L.) Webb ex Prantl

Herb Sophia

GNRUnranked Found in 27 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138700

Element CodePDBRA0X050

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCapparales

FamilyBrassicaceae

GenusDescurainia

Other Common Names

Flixweed (EN) herb sophia (EN) Sagesse-des-chirurgiens (FR)

Concept Reference

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.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
South Dakota	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Alaska	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Nevada	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
New Mexico	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Hawaii	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Nebraska	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
North Dakota	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Northwest Territories	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Island of Newfoundland	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (27)

California (13)

Area	Forest	Acres
Birch Creek	Inyo National Forest	28,816
Black Canyon	Inyo National Forest	32,421
Coyote North	Inyo National Forest	11,932
Devil's Gate (CA)	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	9,946
Granite Peak	San Bernardino National Forest	450
Lavas	Modoc National Forest	25,864
Mt. Jackson	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	20,721
North Lake	Inyo National Forest	2,406
Paiute	Inyo National Forest	58,712
Rock Creek West	Inyo National Forest	3,626
Soldier Canyon	Inyo National Forest	40,589
Table Mtn.	Inyo National Forest	4,215
Wheeler Ridge	Inyo National Forest	15,744

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Middle Fork Judith Wsa	Lewis and Clark National Forest	81,131

Nevada (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boundary Peak (NV)	Inyo National Forest	21,851
Larken Lake	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	4,159
Long Valley	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	50,472
Mt. Hicks	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	15,698
Pine Grove South	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	88,945
Rose - Evans	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	4,782
South Schell	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	125,614

Utah (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
418024	Uinta National Forest	51,699
Cottonwood	Dixie National Forest	6,754
Thousand Lake Mountain	Fishlake National Forest	27,267
Wellsville	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	1,717

Wyoming (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pacific Creek - Blackrock Creek	Bridger-Teton National Forest	24,658
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre River	Bridger-Teton National Forest	166,097

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. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.