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        Family - Mustards - Brassicaceae
        
        Species - Mountain Tansymustard - Descurainia incana var. macrosperma

Mountain Tansymustard - Descurainia incana var. macrosperma

Other Names: Descurainia incana ssp. procera

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5TNR
State Rank: SNR
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General Description

See species description.

Diagnostic Characteristics

Lesica (2012) indicates that variety macrosperma can be distinguished from the others by the following characters: pedicels of mature fruit erect or erect-spreading; herbage (stem and leaves) glarous to hairy but not but not densely hairy.

Range Comments

The present distribution is uncertain given that many authors no longer recognize varieties in this species.

References

Literature Cited AboveLegend: View Online Publication
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- Culver, D.R. 1994. Floristic analysis of the Centennial Region, Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman. 199 pp.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Mountain Tansymustard — Descurainia incana var. macrosperma. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 24, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDBRA0X096