Alyssum spinosum
| Alyssum spinosum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Alyssum |
| Species: | A. spinosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Alyssum spinosum L. | |
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Ptilotrichum spinosum | |
Alyssum spinosum, now Hormathophylla spinosa (spiny madwort) is a species of flowering subshrub in the genus Alyssum of the family Brassicaceae, native to open rocky sites in south-eastern France and southern Spain. It forms a compact mound up to 30 cm in height. Dense spiny branches of tiny, toothed grey-green leaves bear racemes of white flowers at the tips in early summer.[1]
It is especially cultivated in rock gardens. The cultivar A. spinosum 'Roseum',[2] with pink flowers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Alyssum spinosum 'Roseum'". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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