Flower ID: IMG_0708.JPG-06-10-2017 Flower name (scientific): Berteroa incana (Linnaeus) de Candolle PY: 1821. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) ber-TER-oh-a in-KAN-nuh Flower name (common): Hoary Alyssum Family name (common): Mustard Family name (scientific): Brassicaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: The genus name honors the Italian botanist Carlo Giuseppe Bertero. Specific epithet: The species name is Latin for quite grey, hoary. Common name origin: Hoary, having white or grey hair. Alyssum from classical Latin alysson. Plants named Alysson or Alyssum are mentioned in the writings of (or attributed to) Dioscorides, Galen, and Pliny (OED). Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches (5 to 8 mm) wide. Petal count: 4 petals which are deeply 2-lobed. Color: White Other: Flowers appear in a dense cluster. Plant description: Erect Size: 10 to 28 inches (25 to 71 cm) tall. Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Leaves about 4 to 8 cm long and about 1.3 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, (basal) oblanceolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, naturalized. Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual to short-lived perennial. Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed sites, fields, sun or part shade. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. The deeply divided white petals help to ID this species. Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AR, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK) References: Synonym(s): Alyssum incanum var. trichocarpum (Rohlena) Beck, Berteroa incana f. trichocarpa (Rohlena) Trinajstic, Berteroa incana var. trichocarpa Rohlena, Berteroa stricta Boiss. & Heldr., Crucifera berteroa E.H.L.Krause, Draba chaeirifolia Bergeret, Draba cheiranthifolia Lam., Draba cheirifolia Bergius ex DC., Draba cheiriformis Lam., Draba dasycarpa Bernh., Farsetia incana (L.) W.T.Aiton, Moenchia incana (L.) Roth, Vesicaria incana (L.) Desv. Basionym: Alyssum incanum Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 650. 1753. Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na