Descurainia sophia(L.) Webb ex Prantl subsp. sophia Fine-leaved tansy-mustard

Descurainia sophia(L.) Webb ex Prantl subsp. sophia - Fine-leaved tansy-mustard

Scientific Description:

Annual or biennial herb, 30−80 cm, stems erect, simple and branched in the region of inflorescence or branched from base, glabrous or more commonly with a greyish indumentum of stellate and simple hairs below, glabrescent above. Basal leaves long-petiolate, 2-or 3-pinnatisect with linear segments; cauline leaves ± sessile, 2-or 3-pinnatisect, rarely simply pinnatisect. Inflorescence long. Petals (2−)2.5−4 × 0.5−1 mm, pale yellow, slightly longer than sepals. Fruiting pedicels spreading or erect-ascending, (5−)10−15 mm. Fruit 13−35 × 0.5−1 mm, straight or slightly curved, ± torulose; style very short.

Flowering time: April−June.

Habitat: Waste places, 300−1700 m.

Reference:

Hedge IC (1965). Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl, In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 1: 486.

Public Description:

Descurainia sophia known as “fine-leaved tansy-mustard”, is native to Eurasia and North Africa. . It is an annual or biennial herb with pale yellow flowers, and grows up to 80 cm in length. It blooms between April and June and is found in waste places. A kind of beverage is made from seeds in Iran and used as a refreshing drink in hot summer days.

References:

Anonymous (2015). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descurainia_sophia ,Accessed date: 28.12.2015.

Mutlu B (2012). Descurainia Webb & Berth., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 269.