Latin name: Descurainia californica (A. Gray) O. Shulz Pronunciation: des-kur-AY-nee-a ka-li-FOR-ni-ka Common name: Sierra tansy mustard Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard) Habitat: Dry slopes, 7000'-10,000', montane coniferous forest and pinyon-juniper woodland, desert mountains Blooming period: May to August Name derivations: 1) Descurainia 2) californica |
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