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Berteroa incana (L.) DC.
hoary alyssum

       
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Photo of Berteroa incana (L.) DC.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Canada, Ottawa. Usage Requirements.
 
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Berteroa incana (L.) DC.

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Synonyms:
Berteroa incana (L.) DC.

  ALIN8 Alyssum incanum L.
 

Distribution:
Berteroa incana (L.) DC.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AR, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Berteroa incana (L.) DC.

View 107 genera in Brassicaceae, 3 species in Berteroa
 

Classification:
Berteroa incana (L.) 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 Berteroa DC. – false madwort
Species Berteroa incana (L.) DC. – hoary alyssum
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Berteroa incana (L.) 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, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Michigan:
hoary alyssum              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Berteroa incana (L.) DC.

hoary alyssum
hoary false alyssum

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to 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 weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 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.
 

Introduced Information:
Berteroa incana (L.) DC.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Berteroa incana (L.) 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 23052.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Berteroa incana (L.) DC.

British Columbia Ag. & Food, Crop Protection Program

Rocky Mountain National Park Exotic Plant Species Assessment

Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)

 
 
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