Alyssum alyssoides

Alyssum alyssoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Alyssum
Species:	A. alyssoides
Binomial name
Alyssum alyssoides L.
Synonyms[1]
List Adyseton alyssoides (L.) Nieuwl. Adyseton calycinum Scop. Adyseton campestre Moench Adyseton mutabile Moench Alyssum alsinifolium Host Alyssum arvaticum Jord. Alyssum calicinum Neck. Alyssum calycinum Haens. ex Nyman Alyssum calycinum L. nom. illeg. Alyssum campestre (L.) L. Alyssum campestre Hoffm. Alyssum conglobatum Fil. & Jáv. Alyssum erraticum Jord. Alyssum lusitanicum Brot. ex Nyman Alyssum montanum Brot. Alyssum parviflorum Schloss. ex Nyman Alyssum phymatocarpum Schloss. & Vuk. Alyssum polyodon Boiss. & Bushe Alyssum ruderale Jord. Alyssum sabulosum Jord. Alyssum schlosseri Heuff. ex Schloss. & Vuk. Alyssum sublineare Jord. Alyssum vagum Jord. Clypeola alyssoides L. Clypeola calycina All. ex Steud. Clypeola campestris L. Clypeola minor L. nom. inval. Crucifera alyssoides E.H.L.Krause Crucifera calycina E.H.L.Krause Psilonema alyssoides (L.) Heidemann Psilonema calycinum (L.) C.A. Mey. Psilonema campestre (L.) Schur

Alyssum alyssoides is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by several common names, including pale madwort and yellow alyssum. It is native to Eurasia, but it can be found throughout much of the temperate world as an introduced species and sometimes a common weed.

Description

This is a hairy annual or biennial herb producing stems which grow upright or lie along the ground to a maximum length of 30 to 40 centimeters. It produces white or cream-colored flowers with small petals a few millimeters long. The fruit is a hairy capsule up to half a centimeter long containing seeds which are winged and have an embryonic root already present.

References

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• GRIN Species Profile