Brassicaceae
Alyssum

Alyssum repens Baumg.

First published in Enum. Stirp. Transsilv. 2: 237 (1816)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Austria to Iran and SW. Jordan. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Iran, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Romania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Al-Eisawi, D.M. & Oran, S.A. (2012). New records and synopsis to the genus Alyssum (Cruciferae) in Jordan. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 189-193.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kavousi, K., Nazari, Z. & Hjtehadi, H. (2015). Synopsis of the genus Alyssum in Iran. Acta Botanica Hungarica 57: 283-290.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.
  • Vangjeli, J. (2017). Flora Albania Atlas 1: 1-933. Koeltz Botanical Books.
  • Španiel, S., Marhold, K., Thiv, M. & Zozomová-Lihová, J. (2012). A new circumscription of Alyssum montanum ssp. montanum and A. montanum ssp. gmelinii (Brassicaceae) in Central Europe: molecular and morphological evidence. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 169: 378-402.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Al-Eisawi, D.M. & Oran, S.A. (2012). New records and synopsis to the genus Alyssum (Cruciferae) in Jordan. Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 189-193.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Jalas, J., Suominen, J. & Lampinen, R. (eds.) (1996). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 11: 1-310.
  • Kavousi, K., Nazari, Z. & Hjtehadi, H. (2015). Synopsis of the genus Alyssum in Iran. Acta Botanica Hungarica 57: 283-290.
  • Vangjeli, J. (2017). Flora Albania Atlas 1: 1-933. Koeltz Botanical Books.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1962 Pittoni, J.C. [s.n.] Austria K000484565 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Pittoni, J.C. [s.n.] Austria K000484564 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Pittoni, J.C. [s.n.] Austria K000484563 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Callier, A. [537] Ukraine K000484562 Isotype Yes
Hausskecht, C. [s.n.] Greece K000484560 Isotype Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Greece K000484561 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0