Brassicaceae

Common sandweed

Athysanus pusillus Greene

Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Athysanus

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Common sandweed: common sandweed — Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Common sandweed
Persian: ماسهواش

Synonyms

Athysanus pusillus var. glabrior S.Watson
Thysanocarpus oblongifolius Nutt.
Thysanocarpus pusillus Hook.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: garmonb0zia, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kate Harper, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.