Arabis alpina L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 664 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & Central Europe to W. Central Siberia, N. & E. Canada to Greenland. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kenya, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Norway, Nunavut, Poland, Québec, Romania, Rwanda, Somalia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yugoslavia, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Argentina South, Buryatiya, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Danin, A. & Fragman- Sapir, O. (2019). Flora of Israel Online http://flora.org.il/en/plants/.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010). Flora of North America North of Mexico 7: 1-797. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Geltman, D.A. & Ebel, A.L. (2009). Some interesting findings of the Cruciferae in Asia. Sistematicheskie Zametki po Materialam Gerbarii Imeni P. N. Krylova pri Tomskom Gosudarstvennom Universitete 101: 5-11.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Jonsell, B. (1982). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cruciferae: 1-73.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2004). Flora of Siberia 7: 1-318. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mateos, M.A. & Valdés, B. (2009). Catálogo de la flora vascular del Rif occidental calizo (N de Marruecos). I Selaginellaceae - Rosaceae. Lagascalia 29: 105-257.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010). Flora of North America North of Mexico 7: 1-797. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Geltman, D.A. & Ebel, A.L. (2009). Some interesting findings of the Cruciferae in Asia. Sistematicheskie Zametki po Materialam Gerbarii Imeni P. N. Krylova pri Tomskom Gosudarstvennom Universitete 101: 5-11.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2004). Flora of Siberia 7: 1-318. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew & Stewart in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 97 (1974).
  • Chiov. & Cortesi in Il Ruwenzori: 460 (1909).
  • Hedb. in Acta Phytogeogr. Suec. 49 (1964).
  • Hedb. in Caryologia 15: 253 (1962)
  • Jonsell in Bot. Notis. 129: 124 (1976).
  • L., Sp. Pl.: 664 (1753).
  • Lugard & Bullock in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1933: 62 (1933).
  • O. Hedberg, Afroalpine Vascular Plants p. 94 (1957).
  • Oliv. in Flora of Tropical Africa 1: 59 (1868).
  • Rendle et al. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 38: 242 (1908).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 29, 2022 Christenhusz, M.J.M.; Mian, S. [MC9457] United Kingdom K001527043 Yes
Aug 16, 2003 Allt, G. [76] Kenya K000332982 No
Aug 16, 2003 Allt, G. [4] Kenya K000332984 No
Aug 16, 2003 Allt, G. [49] Kenya K000332983 No
Nov 11, 1996 Wesche, K. [206] Uganda K000340119 No
May 1, 1989 Townsend, C.C. [2323] Kenya K000334000 No
Mar 1, 1988 Townsend, C.C. [2256] Kenya K000332990 No
Jan 1, 1953 Mearns, E.A. [1459] Kenya K000332992 No
Jan 1, 1953 Tothill, J.D. [T.2442 A] Uganda K000340121 No
Jan 1, 1953 Gilbert, C.R. [686] Kenya K000333996 No
Jan 1, 1953 Bally, P.R.O. [6419] Kenya K000332991 No
Jan 1, 1953 Rob, E.; Fries, C.E.; Och, R.E. [1321] Kenya K000332994 No
Jan 1, 1953 Battiscombe, E. [538] Kenya K000332988 No
Jan 1, 1953 Napier, E.R. [692] Kenya K000332986 No
Jan 1, 1953 Mearns, E.A. [1621] Kenya K000332993 No
Jan 1, 1953 Adamson, J. [473] Kenya K000333998 No
Jan 1, 1953 Dowson, W.J. [102] Kenya K000332989 No
Jan 1, 1953 Hedberg, O. [1002] Uganda K000340120 No
Jan 1, 1953 Williams, J.G.; Bally, P.R.O. [6430] Kenya K000333997 No
Nov 1, 1947 Rob, E.; Fries, C.E.; Och, R.E. [2347] Kenya K000332987 No
Polhill [162] Kenya K000332985 No
Grisebach, A.H.R. [s.n.] Greece K000693232 Unknown Type Material Yes
Grisebach, A.H.R. [s.n.] Greece K000693233 Unknown Type Material Yes
Delavay, J.M. [s.n.] China K000693298 Unknown Type Material Yes
Delavay, J.M. [s.n.] China K000693299 Unknown Type Material Yes
Snowden, J.D. [478] Uganda K000340122 No
Mabberley, D.J.; McCall [211] Kenya K000333999 No
Grisebach, A.H.R. [s.n.] Greece K000693231 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dummer, R.A. [3438] Uganda K000340123 No
Schimper [997] Ethiopia K000230690 Unknown Type Material No
Dummer, R.A. [3354] Uganda K000340124 No
Benardi, L. [9197] Kenya K000333995 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Crucifera arabis K001612472 Yes
Calvo, J. ; Quintanar, A. [4209] Italy Crucifera arabis K001553052 Yes

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