Classification
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Descurainia Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Îles Canaries 72 (1836)
 Description

Annual, sometimes biennial or perennial taprooted herbs. Hairs simple or branched or stellate, often glandular. Stems erect, leafy. Lvs finely pinnatisect to dissected. Racemes ebracteate. Sepals erect or spreading, not saccate. Petals usually pale yellow. Stamens 6, without appendages. Lateral nectaries 4, median 2, between stamen bases. Style very short; stigma capitate. Silique linear, dehiscent; valves convex with prominent median vein; beak 0. Seeds oblong or ovoid, not winged, in 1 or 2 rows per locule.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Descurainia Webb & Berthel.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised1
Total1
 Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Webb, P.B. & Berthelot, S. 1836: Histoire Naturelle des Îles Canaries. Vol. 2.1. Edition 3.