Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Descurainia pinnata (Western Tansy Mustard,pamita)
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Habitat: disturbed areas
Life Form: forb,annual Leaf Description: alternate pinnate Flower Color: yellow white or whitish Flowering Period: spring Spines: spineless Family: Brassicaceae (mustard family) Abundance: common Additional Information: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, A. Salywon, and J. Malusa. 2015. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 11. Eudicots: Brassicaceae and Burseraceae. Phytoneuron 2015-6, 1-48 page 13 (5.6 MB pdf) |
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