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Descurainia sophia
Flixweed
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Flixweed
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Brassicales, Family Brassicaceae, Genus Descurainia, Species Descurainia sophia


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		CO: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 4 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Aztec Ruins National Monument	Badlands National Park
Bandelier National Monument	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Big Bend National Park	Big Hole National Battlefield
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Bryce Canyon National Park
Cabrillo National Monument	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Capitol Reef National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument	Chamizal National Memorial
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colorado National Monument	Coronado National Memorial
Crater Lake National Park	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Death Valley National Park
Denali National Park and Preserve	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Spike National Historical Park
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Basin National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Hovenweep National Monument	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jewel Cave National Monument
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lava Beds National Monument	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Manzanar National Historic Site	Mesa Verde National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Mojave National Preserve
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Navajo National Monument
Parashant National Monument	Petrified Forest National Park
Petroglyph National Monument	Pipe Spring National Monument
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Shenandoah National Park
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Wind Cave National Park	Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve
Wupatki National Monument	Yellowstone National Park
Yucca House National Monument	Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/14/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 3:37:13 PM

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