Species

Berteroa incana (L.) DC.

Hoary Alison

Brassicaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Genus: Berteroa (False Madwort)

Synonyms

Berteroa incana
Alyssum incanum
Berteroa incana (L.) DC.
Berteroa incana subsp. stricta
Berteroa incana var. stricta
Berteroa stricta
Farsetia incana

Related species

Berteroa incana (L.) DC. - Hoary Alison

Traits


    Toxic, 30–80 cm tall. plants: with greyish stellate hairs. flowers: whitish. petals: deeply incised. filaments of the outer whorl: toothed at the base. fruits: silicles, rounded to oval, cross-section flattened. stem: with stem-leaves. leaves: undivided. upper stem-l...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Berteroa incana

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Berteroa incana

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Berteroa incana

Berteroa incana

Status

  • naturalized neophyte

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation

  • in dry habitats

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