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Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.
pale madwort
Symbol: ALAL3
Group: Dicot
Family: Brassicaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Biennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Alyssum alyssoides (pale madwort) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 154. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
ALAL3 Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.
 

ALCA11

Alyssum calycinum L.
 

CLAL10

Clypeola alyssoides L.
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About pale madwort

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State Distributional Map for ALAL3
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Plant Distribution by State

Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.

ALAL3

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Related Taxa:
Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.

View 99 genera in Brassicaceae, 6 species in Alyssum

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Classification:
Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Dilleniidae –
                      Order Capparales –
                         Family Brassicaceae – Mustard family
                            Genus Alyssum L. – madwort
                               Species Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L. – pale madwort

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Invasive Information:
Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.
        yellow alyssum
        pale madwort
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Introduced Information:
Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23030.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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