Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusDescurainia
Scientific name with authorshipDescurainia incana (Bernh. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Dorn
Indexed scientific synonyms
Descurainia incana subsp. incanaDescurainia incana subsp. procera (Greene) Kartesz & GandhiDescurainia incana var. brevipes (Nutt.) S.L.WelshDescurainia incana var. incanaDescurainia incana var. macrosperma (O.E.Schulz) DornDescurainia incana var. major (Hook.) DornDescurainia richardsonii subsp. incisa (Bernh. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) DetlingDescurainia richardsonii subsp. procera (Greene) DetlingDescurainia richardsonii subsp. typica DetlingDescurainia richardsonii var. alpestris (Cockerell) O.E.SchulzDescurainia richardsonii var. brevipes (Nutt.) S.L.Welsh & RevealDescurainia richardsonii var. macrosperma O.E.SchulzDescurainia richardsonii var. procera (Greene) BreitungDescurainia richardsonii var. richardsoniiSisymbrium canescens var. alpestre CockerellSisymbrium canescens var. brevipes Nutt.Sisymbrium canescens var. brevipes Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray, 1838Sisymbrium canescens var. brevips Nutt.Sisymbrium canescens var. brevips Nutt. ex Torr. & A.GraySisymbrium canescens var. major Hook.Sisymbrium canescens var. majus Hook.Sisymbrium canescens var. minus Hook.Sisymbrium incanum Bernh. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.Sisymbrium procerum (Greene) K.Schum.Sophia brevipes (Nutt.) Rydb.Sophia procera Greene
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier275770-2
Use codesAF HF
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
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