hoary alyssum |
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Berteroa incana |
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| Taxonomy | Family: |
Brassicaceae (mustard) |
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Alysseae |
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| Nativity | Native to Asia and Europe. Introduced and naturalized in North America. |
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| Status | Prohibited noxious weed in Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Douglas, Hubbard, Mahn-Omen, Norman, Ottertail, Todd, Wadena, and Wilkin counties. |
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| Habitat | Disturbed sites. |
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| Flowering | May to September |
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| Flower Color | White |
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| Identification | The four petals are deeply divided, and look like eight petals arranged in four pairs. The fruits are oblong and fat. |
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| Similar Species |
Giant chickweed (Myosoton aquaticum), chickweeds (Stellaria ssp.), and mouse-ear chickweeds (Cerastium ssp.) have five petals, not four. Spring Whitlow grass (Draba verna) is a very short plant, reaching only 3" at maturity. The leaves are all basal, the stems are leafless. |
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Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7. | |||||
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| Synonyms | Alyssum incanum |
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| Common Names |
hoary alison hoary false alyssum hoary alyssum hoary false madwort hoary-alyssum |
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