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Herb Sophia (Descurainia sophia)

  • Herb Sophia (Descurainia Sophia) https://www.sagebud.com/herb-sophia-descurainia-sophia/
    Credit: Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm) | Figure from Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen at http://www.biolib.de | License: PD Old
  • Herb Sophia (Descurainia Sophia) https://www.sagebud.com/herb-sophia-descurainia-sophia/
    Credit: Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm) | Figure from Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen at http://www.biolib.de | License: PD Old
  • Herb Sophia (Descurainia Sophia) https://www.sagebud.com/herb-sophia-descurainia-sophia/
    Credit: Fornax | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
  • Herb Sophia (Descurainia Sophia) https://www.sagebud.com/herb-sophia-descurainia-sophia/
    Credit: Fornax | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
  • Herb Sophia (Descurainia Sophia) https://www.sagebud.com/herb-sophia-descurainia-sophia/
    Credit: Fornax | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Herb Sophia (Descurainia Sophia) https://www.sagebud.com/herb-sophia-descurainia-sophia/
    Credit: Fornax | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
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Descurainia Sophia, or more commonly know as Herb Sophia, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Descurainia. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Descurainia Sophia or Herb Sophia's floral region is North America US Lower 48, Alaska and Hawaii, specifically in the states of Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Descurainia
  • Family: Brassicaceae
  • Order: Capparales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual Biennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (I) AK (I) HI (I) CAN (I) GL (I)
  • PLANTS Invasive Status: STATE SWSS WSWS





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