Descurainia paradisa

Descurainia paradisa is a plant species native to eastern and northern California, southeastern Oregon, Box Elder County in northwestern Utah, and most of Nevada. It grows in shrub communities at elevations of 3,300–7,500 feet (1,000–2,300 m).^[2][3]

Descurainia paradisa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Descurainia
Species:	D. paradisa
Binomial name
Descurainia paradisa (A.Nelson & P.B.Kenn.) O.E.Schulz
Synonyms[1]
Descurainia paradisa subsp. nevadensis Rollins Descurainia paradisa var. nevadensis (Rollins) N.H. Holmgren Descurainia pinnata subsp. paradisa (A. Nelson & P.B. Kenn.) Detling Descurainia pinnata var. paradisa (A. Nelson & P.B. Kenn.) M. Peck Sisymbrium paradisum (A. Nelson & P.B. Kenn.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. Sophia paradisa A. Nelson & P.B. Kenn.

Descurainia paradisa is an annual herb up to 14 inches (35 cm) tall. Stems are often purple, branching at the base and sometimes above ground. Leaves are up to 1.2 inches (3 cm) long, pinnately lobed. Flowers are pale yellow, borne in a raceme. Fruits are egg-shaped, up to 0.20 inches (5 mm) long.^{[2][4][5][6][7][8]}