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Sisymbrium sophia

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Descurainia sophia is a member of the family Brassicaceae. Common names include flixweed, herb-Sophia and tansy mustard. It reproduces by seeds. It is a dominant weed in dark brown prairie and black prairie soils of southern Alberta. Its stem is erect, branched, and 4–30 in (10–76 cm) high. It was once given to patients with dysentery and called by ancient herbalists Sophia Chirurgorum, "The Wisdom of Surgeons". It is the type species of the genus Descurainia and of the rejected genus Sophia Adans.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Sisymbrium sophia
Slug
sisymbrium-sophia
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Sisymbrium
Species
sophia
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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