Alyssum saxatile L.
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Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
659
ICN
Alyssum saxatile L.
species
Alyssum saxatile
Classification
Descriptions
Alyssum saxatile L.
Perennial herb; stems decumbent to erect, leafy, branched above, 15-50 cm tall. Lvs entire, stellate-hairy; rosette and lower cauline lvs oblanceolate to obovate, 3-10-(15) × 1-3 cm; upper cauline lvs linear to lanceolate, 1-2 cm long. Infl. a diffuse panicle 15-30 cm long; pedicels erecto-patent, hairy, 0.3-0.6 mm long. Sepals deciduous, 1-2 × 0.5-1 mm, with tangled stellate hairs. Petals glabrous, emarginate, 3-4 × 2-3 mm. Outer filaments with small suborbicular appendage at base. Silicle almost circular, obtuse, flattened, 4-5 × 4-5 mm; valves glabrous; veins faint; style 0.7-1 mm long. Seeds brown, elliptic to circular, flattened, 2-3 × 2-2.5 mm, 2 per locule.
Taxonomic concepts
Collections
Notes
typification
Holotye: cultivated at Botanical garden in Leiden (L, herb. Royen; Herb. Lugdb. Bat. no. 901050)
Metadata
89895240-4cf7-43f1-8a22-a6b72f46e657
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
8 January 2023