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Descurainia torulosa

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Brassicaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Brassicales

Genus
  
Descurainia

Similar
  
Descurainia incana, Descurainia millefolia, Descurainia bourgaeana, Descurainia pinnata, Descurainia

Descurainia torulosa is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names Wyoming tansymustard and Wind River tansymustard. It is endemic to Wyoming in the United States, where it is found in the Absaroka Range and some buttes in the Great Divide Basin.

This perennial or sometimes annual herb has hairy stems up to 15 centimeters long. The leaves are pinnate, divided into several lobes. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers with yellowish sepals and four yellow petals. The fruit is a narrow silique which is torulose, or constricted between the seeds. Blooming occurs in June and July.

This plant grows on steep slopes, talus, and the sandy areas at the bases of cliffs.

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Descurainia torulosa Wikipedia


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