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Chorispora tenella (Pallas) DC.
crossflower
Symbol: CHTE2
Group: Dicot
Family: Brassicaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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State Distributional Map for CHTE2
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Plant Distribution by State

Chorispora tenella (Pallas) DC.

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Related Taxa:
Chorispora tenella (Pallas) DC.

View 99 genera in Brassicaceae, 1 species in Chorispora

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Classification:
Chorispora tenella (Pallas) DC.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Dilleniidae –
                      Order Capparales –
                         Family Brassicaceae – Mustard family
                            Genus Chorispora R. Br. ex DC. – chorispora
                               Species Chorispora tenella (Pallas) DC. – crossflower

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Noxious Weed Information:
Chorispora tenella (Pallas) DC.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
California:
        purple mustard     B list (noxious weeds)
Colorado:
        blue mustard     Noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Chorispora tenella (Pallas) DC.
        blue mustard
        purple mustard
        tenella mustard
        crossflower
        chorispora
        beanpodded mustard
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Introduced Information:
Chorispora tenella (Pallas) DC.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
List of Invasive PlantsCommon Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Chorispora tenella (Pallas) DC.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23099.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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Related Web Sites:
Chorispora tenella (Pallas) DC.

    NE-University of Nebraska Weed Publications
    NebGuide: Blue Mustard Control
    Washington State University, Hortsense Weeds: abstract

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