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Species of flowering plant
Alyssum montanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade :
Tracheophytes
Clade :
Angiosperms
Clade :
Eudicots
Clade :
Rosids
Order:
Brassicales
Family:
Brassicaceae
Genus:
Alyssum
Species:
A. montanum
Binomial name
Alyssum montanum
Synonyms
[1]
Ayseton bertolinii Sweet
Ayseton diffusum Sweet
Alyssum albescens Schltdl. ex DC.
Alyssum alpinum Scop
Alyssum arenarium C.Presl
Alyssum beugesiacum Jord. & Fourr.
Alyssum berevifolium Jord. & Fourr.
Alyssum campestre Marz.-Penc. ex Pollini
Alyssum collicolum Rouy & Foucaud
Alyssum collinum Jord. & Fourr.
Alyssum erigens Jord. & Fourr.
Alyssum flexicaule Jord.
Alyssum olympicum Halacsy
Alyssum petrophilum Heldr. ex Nyman
Alyssum porphyreticum Jord. & Fourr.
Alyssum psammeum Jord. & Fourr.
Alyssum rhodanense Jord. & Fourr.
Alyssum rochelii Andrz. ex Rchb.
Alyssum rostratum Wierzb. ex Nyman
Alyssum samborense Kuann
Alyssum spruneri Jord. & Fourr.
Alyssum styriacum Jord. & Fourr.
Alyssum thessalum Halacsy
Alyssum vernale Kit. ex Hornem.
Alyssum vourinonense Dudley & Rech.f.
Alyssum xerophilum Jord. & Fourr.
Anodontea arenaria (C.Presl) G.Don
Clypeola montana Crantz
Crucifera alyssum E.H.L.Krause
Alyssum montanum is a species of
flowering plant belonging to the family
Brassicaceae .
[2] It is an evergreen, prostrate perennial with small, hairy, greyish
leaves .
[3] It typically grows to 10-15 centimeters tall and 30-45 centimeters across.
[4] It produces tiny, yellow, fragrant
flowers from May to July.
[5] These flowers are typically 4-6 centimeters across and borne in dense
racemes .
[6]
It is native to
France ,
Switzerland , and
Germany .
[2] It grows best in full sun with good drainage, and is
drought tolerant once established.
[4] It's suitable for
USDA hardiness zones 3–9, but may be susceptible to
aphids and
root rot .
[7]
Subspecies:
Alyssum montanum subsp. gmelinii (Jord. & Fourr.) Hegi & E.Schmid (synonym: Alyssum gmelinii Jord.)
[8]
References