''Berteroa'', the false madworts, is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s of the family
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the older but equally valid) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important Family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous pla ...
, native to temperate
Eurasia
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.
[ Its best known member is the weedy invasive hoary alyssum, ''Berteroa incana''.
]
Species
Six species are accepted.[
*'' Berteroa gintlii''
*'']Berteroa incana
''Berteroa incana'' is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family, Brassicaceae. Its common names include hoary alyssum, false hoary madwort, hoary berteroa,Jacobs, J. and J. Mangold''Berteroa incana'' Plant Fact Sheet.USDA NRCS Bozeman. ...
''
*'' Berteroa mutabilis''
*'' Berteroa obliqua''
*'' Berteroa orbiculata''
*'' Berteroa physocarpa''
References
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Brassicaceae genera
Flora of the Palearctic realm
Taxa described in 1821
Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle