Latin name: Descurainia pinnata (Walter) Britton ssp. glabra (Wooton & Standl.) Detling Pronunciation: des-kur-AY-nee-a pin-AY-ta GLAY-bra Common name: Tansy mustard Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard) Habitat: Dry sandy often waste places below 8000', washes, saline soils, many plant communities from the coast to the desert Blooming period: March to June Name derivations: 1) Descurainia 2) pinnata 3) glabra |
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