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Alyssum desertorum
Desert madwort
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Alyssum desertorum Stapf
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Desert madwort
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Brassicales, Family Brassicaceae, Genus Alyssum, Species Alyssum desertorum


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		CO: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Big Hole National Battlefield
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colorado National Monument	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Glacier National Park	Golden Spike National Historical Park
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Jewel Cave National Monument	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Missouri National Recreational River	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Parashant National Monument	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Wind Cave National Park
Yellowstone National Park	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/14/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 6/4/2026 1:28:46 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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