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Alyssum idaeum
Scientific Name: Alyssum idaeum
Family: Brassicaceae
Category: Dicot
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Alyssum idaeum
Alyssum idaeum, also known as Madwort, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the Brassicaceae family.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is woody-based and tufted, forming small mats.
- It has small leaves and flowers.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Alyssum idaeum Boiss. & Heldr.
- Common Name: Madwort
- Family: Brassicaceae (also referred to as Cruciferae)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
Distribution and Habitat
- Alyssum idaeum is found in Crete and South Anatolia (Turkey).
- It grows on mountains, including those in Greece.
Morphological Characteristics
- The plant is woody-based and tufted, forming small mats.
- Leaves are ovate-oblong to orbicular, small, and grey or white hairy.
- Flowers are yellow, 4-5mm wide, and grow in short, dense racemes.
Other Information
- Alyssum idaeum was first described by Pierre Edmond Boissier and Theodor Heinrich Hermann von Heldreich in 1849.
- Sometimes, both Alyssum idaeum and Aurinia saxatilis are referred to as "madworts."
- Watering is suggested every 1-2 weeks, allowing the soil to dry out between waterings.
Further Information
- Euro+Med PlantBase: http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?
- International Plant Names Index
- The Plant List
- IPNI
- Australian Plant Name Index
- NYBG Virtual Herbarium