Berteroa, the false madworts, is a genus of flowering plants of the family Brassicaceae, native to temperate Eurasia.[2] Its best known member is the weedy invasive hoary alyssum, Berteroa incana.

Berteroa
Berteroa incana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Berteroa
DC. (1821)[1]
Species

6; see text

Synonyms[2]

Myopteron Spreng. (1831)

Species

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Six species are accepted.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7: 232. 1821
  2. ^ a b c "Berteroa DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 August 2024.