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 | |
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Botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Alyssum |
Species: | A. wulfenianum
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Binomial name | |
Alyssum wulfenianum | |
Synonyms[1][2][3] | |
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Subtaxa
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b c "Alyssum wulfenianum Willd". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Alyssum wulfenianum subsp. ovirense (A.Kern.) Magauer, Schönsw. & Frajman". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Alyssum wulfenianum subsp. wulfenianum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Alyssum wulfenianum madwort". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
1 suppliers
- ^ a b "Alyssum wulfenianum 'Golden Spring'". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Alyssum wulfenianum 'Golden Spring'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.