Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl
(Flixweed)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDescurainia sophia (Flixweed)
GenusDescurainia (a genus of flowering plants)
FamilyBRASSICACEAE (cabbages, cresses etc.)
OrderBRASSICALES (cabbages, cresses, weld, mignonette, spiderflowers and garden nasturtiums)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Descurainia sophia (Flixweed) :
1: Descurainia sophia (Flixweed)
17 May 2007 OSGR: TL77 52° 20’ N, 0° 30’ E Vice County: West Suffolk (VC 26) England
on rough ground by roadside
Image 1: Cauline leaf - close-upImage 2: First-year rosetteImage 3: Flowers and young fruits - close-up - pale backgroundImage 4: Flowers - close-upImage 5: Inflorescence - close-up - pale backgroundImage 6: Inflorescence - close-up - pale background (2)Image 7: Inflorescence - close-up - pale background (3)Image 8: Inflorescence - pale backgroundImage 9: Inflorescences - pale backgroundImage 10: Leaves - pale backgroundImage 11: PlantImage 12: Flower - side view - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 13: Flower - side view - close-up - enlarged - pale background (2)Image 14: Flowers - top view - close-up - enlargedImage 15: Flowers - top view - close-up - enlarged (2)

Descurainia sophia (Flixweed) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Descurainia sophia (Flixweed)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Descurainia sophia (Flixweed)
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