''Coincya monensis'' is a plant

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in the family

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. ''Coincya monensis'' is native to western

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and

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, but has been introduced in

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Subspecies

It contains the

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: * ''C. monensis'' subsp. ''cheiranthos'' (Wallflower Cabbage) —

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* ''C. monensis'' subsp. ''hispida'' — central

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& central Spain * ''C. monensis'' subsp. ''monensis'' (Isle of Man cabbage) — the

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* ''C. monensis'' subsp. ''nevadensis'' — southern Spain * ''C. monensis'' subsp. ''orophila'' —

, Portugal & Spain * ''C. monensis'' subsp. ''puberula'' — northern Portugal & northern Spain * ''C. monensis'' subsp. ''recurvata'' (Star mustard) —

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USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service(NRCS) PLANTS database: Coincya monensis (L.) Greuter & Burdet ssp. recurvata (All.) Leadley. Retrieved 29 Dec. 2012
/ref> Coincya monensis subsp. hispida FlorySilicua 2012-04-01 SierraMadrona.jpg, ''Coincya monensis'' subsp. ''hispida'' Isle of Man cabbage - Stvenston Beach LNR.JPG, ''Coincya monensis'' subsp. ''monensis'' Coincya monensis subsp. nevadensis 25July2009 FlowersCloseup2 SierraNevada.jpg, ''Coincya monensis'' subsp. ''nevadensis''

References

monensis Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Brassicales-stub