Descurainia sophia
A species in the Brassicaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Brassicales
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Descurainia
- Species
- Descurainia sophia
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1891
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Descurainia sophia. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
25 synonyms in this snapshot
- Arabis sophiaName author: (L.) Bernh.
- Crucifera sophiaName author: (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Descurainia sophia var. brachycarpaName author: O.E.Schulz
- Descurainia sophia var. glabrataName author: N.Busch
- Descurainia sophia var. sophiaName author: Webb ex Prantl
- Discurea sophiaName author: (L.) Schur
- Hesperis hermannianaName author: Kuntze
- Hesperis sophiaName author: Kuntze
- Hesperis tripinnataName author: (DC.) Kuntze
- Phryne sophiaName author: (L.) Bubani
- Sinapis tripinnataName author: (DC.) Burch.
- Sisymbrium absinthoidesName author: Gray
- Sisymbrium parviflorumName author: Lam.
- Sisymbrium persicumName author: Schrad. ex Spreng.
- Sisymbrium pseudosophiaName author: Boiss. & A.Huet
- Sisymbrium robesettiName author: Steud.
- Sisymbrium sophiaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Sisymbrium sophia var. brachycarpumName author: Boiss.
- Sisymbrium tenuissimumName author: Kar. & Kir.
- Sisymbrium tripinnatumName author: DC.
- Sophia chirurgorumName author: Garsault
- Sophia lobeliiName author: Rupr.
- Sophia parvifloraName author: Standl.
- Sophia sophiaName author: Britton
- Sophia vulgarisName author: Fourr.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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