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Purple Mustard  Chorispora tenella,Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. It looks like purple mustard, although the colour is somewhat darker than the references. Please check if the rest of the plant matches.
    https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/chorispora/tenella/
    http://www.nps.gov/arch/learn/nature/brassicaceae_chorispora_tenella.htm
    http://wildflowerswest.org/wildflowers_blue_purple_page_5.htm?thumb1072
    Posted 10 years ago
    1. that does look like it - and that it is introduced would explain why I was having no luck on Washington wildflower sites. Thanks! Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago

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''Chorispora tenella'' is a species of plant in the mustard family known by several common names, including purple mustard, blue mustard, musk mustard, and crossflower. This mustard is native to Eurasia but is well known in other parts of the world, particularly in temperate regions, as an introduced species and a noxious weed. This is an annual herb reaching a maximum of half a meter in height and covered abundantly in sticky foliage. The four tiny flower petals emerge from a loose tube of sepals.. more

Similar species: Brassicales
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Apr 5, 2015. Captured Apr 4, 2015 13:52 in Dusty Lake Trail, Quincy, WA 98848, USA.
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