| Descurainia Webb & Berthel. | |
| Publ. & Syn. | Webb. & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries (Phyt. Canar.) 3: 72 (1836) [nom. cons.]. |
| Notes | Goodson and Al-Shehbaz (2010) reported an additional taxon from Nunavut (which is nearly entirely arctic): Descurainia pinnata (Walter) Britton subsp. brachycarpa (Richardson) Detling. We have no more information about this record. |
| Chromosomes | (1) 24 26 (2x, x = 12-13). - Africa (N), Europe, Russia, Canada. - Numerous reports. (2) c. 50 52 (4x). - Europe (N). - Löve and Löve (1942a); Nurmi (2000). |
| Geography | European - Asian (W): NOR* RUS* SIB** GRL*. |
| Parent taxon | Brassicaceae |
| Child taxa |
Descurainia incana (Bernh. ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Dorn Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb Descurainia sophioides (Fisch.) O.E. Schulz |
| PAF ID | 6701 |