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Alyssum desertorum

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Desert Alyssum

GNRUnranked Found in 73 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155538
Element CodePDBRA02030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCapparales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusAlyssum
Synonyms
Alyssum turkestanicumRegel & Schmalhausen
Other Common Names
Alysson des déserts (FR) Desert Madwort (EN) desert madwort (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Change Date1994-03-22
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
UtahSNANo
ColoradoSNANo
South DakotaSNANo
OregonSNANo
MissouriSNANo
MinnesotaSNANo
North DakotaSNANo
NebraskaSNANo
CaliforniaSNANo
New MexicoSNANo
MontanaSNANo
WashingtonSNANo
WyomingSNANo
IdahoSNANo
NevadaSNANo
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaSNANo
SaskatchewanSNANo
AlbertaSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (73)
California (12)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonInyo National Forest32,421
Damon ButteModoc National Forest25,022
Devil's Gate (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest9,946
Dobie FlatModoc National Forest15,079
FalesHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest9,138
Iceberg - Mill CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest26,988
Mt. JacksonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,721
Mystic (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest836
Soldier CanyonInyo National Forest40,589
Steele SwampModoc National Forest18,958
SugarloafSan Bernardino National Forest8,206
Wild Horse Mtn. (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest28,822
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Dome PeakRoutt NF35,716
Idaho (4)
AreaForestAcres
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
PalisadesCaribou-Targhee National Forest122,002
Pioneer MountainsSalmon-Challis National Forest172,460
Pioneer MountainsSawtooth National Forest119,563
Montana (15)
AreaForestAcres
Big LogHelena National Forest8,954
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
Cube Iron - SilcoxLolo National Forest36,998
Devils TowerHelena National Forest7,144
Freezeout MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,305
Gallatin FringeGallatin National Forest51,571
HolterHelena National Forest1,965
Italian PeakBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest90,401
MadisonGallatin National Forest127,859
Middle Fork Judith WsaLewis and Clark National Forest81,131
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
North AbsarokaGallatin National Forest159,075
Silver KingBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest64,289
Stony MountainBitterroot National Forest44,057
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
Nevada (10)
AreaForestAcres
Bald Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest41,598
Humboldt - SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,152
Mystic (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,644
North Shoshone PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest40,667
Pearl PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest71,405
Ruby - Smith CkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest7,553
Ruby - SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest13,195
Snake - Peacock CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,069
Toiyabe RangeHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest99,225
Wellington HillsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest21,009
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Collar / Bennett - CottonwoodDakota Prairie Grasslands19,697
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Snake RiverWallowa-Whitman National Forest31,229
Utah (18)
AreaForestAcres
0401007Ashley National Forest16,483
0401023Ashley National Forest8,352
0401032Ashley National Forest6,471
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
418024Uinta National Forest51,699
AtchinsonDixie National Forest17,655
Cedar KnollManti-Lasal National Forest22,502
Clarkston Mtn.Caribou National Forest7,099
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
Joe LottFishlake National Forest19,826
Little West Fork BlacksWasatch-Cache National Forest8,209
MogotsuDixie National Forest16,762
Mt. Logan NorthWasatch-Cache National Forest18,930
North PavantFishlake National Forest53,262
Oak CreekFishlake National Forest54,053
Pine Valley MountainsDixie National Forest57,673
Signal PeakFishlake National Forest30,889
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Wyoming (10)
AreaForestAcres
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest106,418
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Munger MountainBridger-Teton National Forest12,827
PalisadesTarghee National Forest1,121
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
Walker PrairieBighorn National Forest62,434
Wapiti Valley NorthShoshone National Forest18,345
Wapiti Valley SouthShoshone National Forest43,517
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
Wilderness Study AreaTarghee National Forest51,961
References (3)
  1. Brouillet, L., F. Coursol, S.J. Meades, M. Favreau, M. Anions, P. Bélisle, and P. Desmet. 2020. VASCAN, the Database of Vascular Plants of Canada. Online. Available: http://data.canadensys.net/vascan/ (Accessed 2020).
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2010. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 7. Magnoliophyta: Salicaceae to Brassicaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxii + 797 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.