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    Hormathophylla spinosa  (L.) P.KÜPFER    
 

Fam.: Brassicaceae / Crucifers  

Synon.:  Ptilotrichum spinosum  (L.) BOISS.,  Alyssum spinosum  L.

Genus:  Hormathophylla  CULLEN & T.R.DUDLEY,  Ptilotrichum  C.A.MEY.,  Alyssum  L.
 

Authors:
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
   P.KÜPFER:  Philippe Küpfer (1942 - ), Swiss botanist
   BOISS.:  Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 - 1885), Swiss botanist
   CULLEN:  James Cullen (1936 - 2013), British botanist
   T.R.DUDLEY:  Theodore Robert Dudley (1936 - 1994), botanist in USA
   C.A.MEY.:  Carl Anton (Andreevic) von Meyer (1795 - 1855), Russian botanist
 

Etymology:
   Hormathophylla:   hormathos = row, phyllon = leaf
   spinosa:   spiny
   Ptilotrichum:   ptilon = feather, thrix = hair
   Alyssum:   Greek plant name
 

Hormathophylla spinosa originates from Southern France and Spain.

 

Hormathophylla spinosa / Spiny Madwort, F Col de Lautaret Botan. Gar. 28.6.2008
Fig. 1:  Hormathophylla spinosa / Spiny Madwort (cultiv.)
F Col de Lautaret Botan. Gar. 28.6.2008
Hormathophylla spinosa / Spiny Madwort, F Col de Lautaret Botan. Gar. 28.6.2008
Fig. 2:  Hormathophylla spinosa / Spiny Madwort (cultiv.)
F Col de Lautaret Botan. Gar. 28.6.2008

 


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