Berteroa
Genus of flowering plants in the crucifer family Brassicaceae
| Berteroa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Berteroa incana | |
Scientific 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) | |
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.
Species
Six species are accepted.[2]
- Berteroa gintlii Rohlena
- Berteroa incana (L.) DC.
- Berteroa mutabilis (Vent.) DC.
- Berteroa obliqua (Sm.) DC.
- Berteroa orbiculata DC.
- Berteroa physocarpa Yüzb. & Al-Shehbaz
References
- ^ Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 7: 232. 1821
- ^ a b c "Berteroa DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
