Descurainia sophia
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Descurainia sophia |
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Sisymbrium sophia L. |
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Descurainia sophia is a member of the mustard family.[1] Common names include flixweed, herb-Sophia and tansy mustard.[2] It reproduces by seeds. Its stem is erect, branched, and 4 to 30 inches high.[3] It was once given to patients suffering from dysentery and called by ancient herbalists Sophia Chirurgorum, "The Wisdom of Surgeons," on account of its healing properties.[4] It is the type species of the genus Descurainia and of the rejected genus Sophia Adans.[5][6]
In German, it is called the Sophienkraut and associated with Saint Sophia of Rome, who was invoked against late frosts.[7]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Note that this website has been superceded by World Flora Online
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- ↑ Flixweed
- ↑ botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Mustards
- ↑ Index Nominum Genericorum[1]
- ↑ Tropicos[2]
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