Berteroa incana

(Linnaeus) de Candolle

Syst. Nat. 2: 291. 1821.

WeedyIntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Alyssum incanum Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 650. 1753
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 253. Mentioned on page 252.

Plants densely pubescent, trichomes appressed, stellate mixed with simple ones. Stems simple or few from base, (2–) 3–8 (–11) dm. Basal leaves (withered by flowering): blade oblanceolate, (2.5–) 3.5–8 (–10) cm, base cuneate or attenuate, apex obtuse. Cauline leaves: blade apex acute or obtuse. Fruiting pedicels appressed to rachis, (4–) 5–9 (–12) mm. Flowers: sepals 2–2.5 mm; petals narrowly obcordate, (4–) 5–6.5 (–8) mm (lobes oblong, (1–) 1.5–3 × 0.5–1.5 mm); filaments white, median pair 2–3.3 mm, lateral pair 0.3–1 mm; anthers 0.5–1 mm. Fruits (4–) 5–8.5 (–10) × (2–) 2.5–4 mm; valves obtuse at both ends, trichomes sometimes with unequal rays; style 1–4 mm, sparsely pubescent basally. Seeds slightly flattened, narrowly margined, 1–2.3 mm diam. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering May–Sep.
Habitat: Flood plains, meadows, waste places, railroad embankments, woodlands, grasslands, roadsides, fields, stream banks, pastures, hillsides, forest floor
Elevation: 0-2800 m

Distribution

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Introduced; B.C., Man., N.B., Ont., Que., Sask., Ariz., Calif., Colo., Conn., D.C., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.Dak., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Europe, Asia

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Berteroa incana"
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz +
(Linnaeus) de Candolle +
attenuate +  and cuneate +
Alyssum incanum +
appendaged +  and unappendaged +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
not auriculate +
repand +  and entire +
oblanceolate +
much smaller +  and reduced +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
urceolate +, campanulate +  and tubular +
branched +  and simple +
well-developed +
distinct +
not +  and differentiated +
emarginate +  and entire +
B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, D.C. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Maine +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.Dak. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, Europe +  and Asia +
0-2800 m +
straight +  and curved +
connate +  and distinct +
lateral +  and median +
flattened +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
actinomorphic +
latiseptate +  and sessile +
0.85 cm8.5 mm <br />0.0085 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.85 cm8.5 mm <br />0.0085 m <br />) +
inflated +, elliptic +  and oblong +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
latiseptate +  and unsegmented +
Flood plains, meadows, waste places, railroad embankments, woodlands, grasslands, roadsides, fields, stream banks, pastures, hillsides, forest floor +
sessile +  and petiolate +
alternate +, not +  and rosulate +
cauline +  and basal +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
connate +  and distinct +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
pinnatifid +
tenuinucellate +, crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
campylotropous +  and anatropous +
0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
yellow +  and white +
rudimentary +
obcordate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br />) +
Flowering May–Sep. +
trinucleate +  and 3(-11)-colpate +
slender +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
unequal +
mucilaginous +
not +  and mucilaginous +
white +, black +, brown +  and yellow +
1mm;2.3mm +
flattened +
persistent +  and caducous +
distinct +
erect-ascending +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
reduced +
latiseptate +, schizocarpic +, samaroid +  and lomentaceous +
indehiscent +  and dehiscent +
angustiseptate +, flat +, angled +, terete +, torulose +, not +, segmented +  and nutletlike +
Weedy +, Introduced +  and Illustrated +
tetradynamous +
procumbent +  and decumbent +
subsessile +, sessile +  and petiolate +
persistent +
distinct +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Cruciferae +
Berteroa incana +
Berteroa +
species +
subdendritic +, stalked +, sessile +  and short-stalked +
with obscure midvein +  and not veined +
stellate-hairy +
anastomosing +
biennial +  and annual +
rhizomatous +, taprooted +, scapose +  and not +
perennial +, biennial +  and annual +
aquatics +  and terrestrial +