Descurainia antarctica O.E.Schulz

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Descurainia

Characteristics

A cabbage family herb. It grows 15-60 cm tall. There are leaves at the base and on the stem. They are twice divided. They are 2-7 cm long. There are 3-7 lobes. The flowers are yellow. The fruit are narrow and 6-15 mm long by 1.6 mm wide. The seeds are 1 mm long by 0.5 mm wide.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination autogamy
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Mature height (meter) 0.09
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Environment

Sand and gravel beaches, sandstone cliffs, saline flats in Lepidophyllum scrub to 20 metres above sea-level and north to latitude 40° 30' south.
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It is a temperate plant. In Argentina it grows below 600 m above sea level.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible seeds
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:78130-2
WFO ID wfo-0000641830
COL ID 6CMX5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Descurainia antarctica Sophia glandulifera Hesperis antarctica Sisymbrium glanduliferum Sisymbrium antarcticum Descurainia glandulifera Descurainia antarctica var. patagonica Descurainia antarctica var. purpureola Descurainia canescens var. patagonica Descurainia canescens var. purpureola Sophia pinnata var. patagonica Sophia pinnata var. purpureola Descurainia antarctica var. antarctica Descurainia canescens var. purpureola