Alyssum wulfenianum, the madwort (a name it shares with some of the other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the southeastern Alps.[1][4] Preferring dry, porous soils, it is hardy in USDA zones 4 through 9.[5] There is a cultivar, 'Golden Spring'.[6][5]

Alyssum wulfenianum
At the Botanical Garden of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Alyssum
Species:
A. wulfenianum
Binomial name
Alyssum wulfenianum
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Adyseton montanum Scop.
  • Adyseton wulfenianum (Willd.) Sweet
  • Alyssum alpestre Wulfen ex Nyman
  • Alyssum heinzii Ullep.
  • Alyssum ovirense A.Kern.

Subtaxa

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The following subspecies are accepted:[1][2][3]

  • Alyssum wulfenianum subsp. ovirense (A.Kern.) Magauer, Schönsw. & Frajman – southeastern Alps
  • Alyssum wulfenianum subsp. wulfenianum – southeastern Alps

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Alyssum wulfenianum Willd". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Alyssum wulfenianum subsp. ovirense (A.Kern.) Magauer, Schönsw. & Frajman". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Alyssum wulfenianum subsp. wulfenianum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Alyssum wulfenianum madwort". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022. 1 suppliers
  5. ^ a b "Alyssum wulfenianum 'Golden Spring'". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Alyssum wulfenianum 'Golden Spring'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.