Mountain Tansymustard

Descurainia incana (Bernh. ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Dorn - Mustard family

Size

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Mountain Tansymustard: Euchloe ausonides, Euchloe hyantis, Euxoa auxilaris, Pontia beckerii, Pontia occidentalis, Pontia sisymbrii

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.