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Descurainia sophia (L.) Prantl

Common Name: FLIXWEED
Coefficient of Conservatism: *
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Ad A-Forb

A species of weedy places in Eurasia, naturalized in North America. The earliest Michigan collection seen is from Keweenaw Co. in 1895. Roadsides, railroad banks, and other disturbed ground.

R. W. Smith

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Counties
Cheboygan
Dickinson
Gratiot
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Keweenaw
Muskegon
Newaygo
Saginaw
Schoolcraft

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/638