Coincya monensis subsp. recurvata explained

Coincya monensis subsp. recurvata, the star mustard or wallflower cabbage, is a subspecies of Coincya monensis.^[1]

It is found in eight U.S. states.^[2] It may have been introduced to the U.S. as the Isle of Man cabbage and subsequently evolved through the founder effect and geographic isolation into a new subspecies.

Notes and References

1. Vioque . Javier . Pastor . Julio . Vioque . Eduardo . 1994-05-01 . Leaf wax alkanes in the genus coincya . Phytochemistry . The International Journal of Plant Biochemistry . en . 36 . 2 . 349–352 . 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97073-0 . 1994PChem..36..349V . 0031-9422.
2. NACZI . ROBERT F.C. . THIERET . JOHN W. . Invasion and Spread of "Coincya Monensis" (Brassicaceae) in North America . 1996 . SIDA, Contributions to Botany . 17 . 1 . 43–53 . 41960949 . 0036-1488.