Brassicaceae
Alyssum

Alyssum stapfii Vierh.

First published in Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 64: 260 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Türkiye to NW. Pakistan. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hedge, I.C. & Rechinger, K.H. (1968). Flora Iranica 57: 1-372. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Jafri, S.M.H. (1973). Flora of West Pakistan 55: 1-308.
  • Kavousi, K., Nazari, Z. & Hjtehadi, H. (2015). Synopsis of the genus Alyssum in Iran. Acta Botanica Hungarica 57: 283-290.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(2): 628-1199. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hedge, I.C. & Rechinger, K.H. (1968). Flora Iranica 57: 1-372. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Jafri, S.M.H. (1973). Flora of West Pakistan 55: 1-308.
  • Kavousi, K., Nazari, Z. & Hjtehadi, H. (2015). Synopsis of the genus Alyssum in Iran. Acta Botanica Hungarica 57: 283-290.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1962 Stapf [1405] Iran K000697031 Isotype Yes
Stapf [1133] Iran K000697032 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stapf [s.n.] Iran K000697033 Unknown Type Material Yes
Samuelsson, G. [4257] Syria Alyssum antilibanoticum K000484978 Type 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