''Berteroa'', the false madworts, is a

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flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s of the family

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, native to temperate

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. Its best known member is the weedy invasive hoary alyssum, ''Berteroa incana''.

Systematics

Species currently considered valid by

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are as follows: *'' Berteroa gintlii'' Rohlena *''

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. ...

'' (L.) DC. *'' Berteroa mutabilis'' (Vent.) DC. *'' Berteroa obliqua'' (Sm.) DC. *'' Berteroa orbiculata'' DC.

References

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