Coincya monensis subsp. recurvata

Star Mustard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Coincya
Species: C. monensis
Subspecies: C. m. subsp. recurvata
Trinomial name
Coincya monensis subsp. recurvata
Greuter & Burdet

The star mustard or wallflower cabbage, Coincya monensis subsp. recurvata, is a subspecies of Coincya monensis.

It is found in eight U.S. states. 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.


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