Status: Native
Synonyms:
Sophia adenophora Wooton & Standley
Descurainia obtusa subsp. adenophora is similar to Descurainia obtusa subsp. obtusa. It has small yellow flowers on top of
a tall herb with once or twice pinnately divided leaves. However, the inflorescence and much of the herbage is
glandular and pubescent and the leaf segments are not as rounded. It is also found at middle elevation. Descurainia obtusa subsp. adenophora
can grow to about a meter in height.
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Descurainia obtusa subsp. adenophora, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Mangas Springs, July 1, 2009
Descurainia obtusa subsp. adenophora, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Mangas Springs, July 1, 2009
Descurainia obtusa subsp. adenophora, closeup of glandular inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Mangas Springs, July 1, 2009
Descurainia obtusa subsp. adenophora, closeup of silique, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Mangas Springs, July 1, 2009
Descurainia obtusa subsp. adenophora, 3x macro of glandular flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Mangas Springs, July 1, 2009
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