''Alyssum'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The leav ...
, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises
annual
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*Annual publication, periodical publications appearing regularly once per year
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** Literary annual
*Annual plant
*Annual report
*Annual giving
*Annual, Morocco, a settlement in northeastern Morocco
*Annuals (band), ...
and
perennial
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wid ...
herbaceous plants or (rarely) small
shrubs, growing to 10–100 cm tall, with oblong-oval leaves. Alyssum flowers are characteristically small and grouped in terminal clusters; they are often yellow or white colored but can be pink or purple.
The genera ''
Lobularia'', ''
Aurinia'' and ''
Odontarrhena'' are closely related to ''Alyssum'' and were formerly included in it. The widely cultivated species popularly known as "sweet alyssum" (''Alyssum maritimum'') is ''
Lobularia maritima
''Lobularia maritima'' ( syn. ''Alyssum maritimum'') is a species of low-growing flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. Its common name is sweet alyssum or , also commonly referred to as just alyssum (from the genus ''Alyssum'' in which it ...
''. The common rockery plant (''Alyssum saxatile'') is ''
Aurinia saxatilis''.
''Alyssum'' foliage is used as food by the
caterpillars of certain
Lepidoptera, including the
Gem
A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, or semiprecious stone) is a piece of mineral crystal which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However, certain rocks (such as lapis lazuli, opal, a ...
(''Orthonama obstipata''). However, rabbits will not eat it.
Species
Accepted
The following is a list of accepted species. Unless noted otherwise, it follows ''AlyBase''.
An asterisk indicates provisionally accepted names.
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Alyssum aizoides''
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Alyssum alyssoides''
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Alyssum andinum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum argyrophyllum''
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Alyssum armenum''
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Alyssum artwinense''
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Alyssum atlanticum''
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Alyssum aurantiacum''
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Alyssum austrodalmaticum''
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Alyssum bargalense''*
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Alyssum baumgartnerianum''
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Alyssum blancheanum''
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Alyssum bornmuelleri''
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Alyssum bosniacum''
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Alyssum bulbotrichum''
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Alyssum cacuminum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum caespitosum''
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Alyssum calycocarpum''*
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Alyssum cephalotes''
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Alyssum clausonis
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum collinum''
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Alyssum contemptum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual plant, annu ...
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Alyssum corningii
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum cuneifolium''
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Alyssum dagestanicum
''Alyssum dagestanicum'', the Dagestanian alyssum, is a species in the family Brassicaceae that is native to Russia and the Caucasus Mountains. It occurs in rocky xerophyte
A xerophyte (from Ancient Greek language, Greek ξηρός ''xeros'' ' ...
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Alyssum damascenum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual plant, annu ...
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Alyssum dasycarpum''
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Alyssum decoloratum''*
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Alyssum diffusum''
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Alyssum djurdjurae
''Alyssum serpyllifolium'', the thyme-leaved alison, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the western Mediterranean region. It is adapted to serpentine soils. The Royal Horticultural Society recommends it for rock ...
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Alyssum doerfleri''
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Alyssum embergeri
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum erosulum''
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Alyssum fastigiatum''
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Alyssum flahaultianum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum flexicaule''
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Alyssum foliosum''
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Alyssum fulvescens
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual plant, annu ...
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Alyssum gallaecicum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum gmelinii''
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Alyssum granatense
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum gustavssonii''
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Alyssum hajastanum''
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Alyssum handelii''
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Alyssum harputicum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum hezarmasjedense''
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Alyssum hirsutum''
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Alyssum idaeum''
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Alyssum iljinskae''
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Alyssum iranicum''
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Alyssum kaynakiae''
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Alyssum kotovii''*
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Alyssum lanceolatum''
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Alyssum lassiticum''
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Alyssum lenense''
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Alyssum lepidoto-stellatum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum lepidotum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual plant, annu ...
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Alyssum loiseleurii
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum lycaonicum''
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Alyssum macrocalyx
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum macropodum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum minutum
''Alyssum minutum'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Alyssum'', family Brassicaceae, native to the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe.
An annual herbaceous plant, typically reaching a size of 5–10cm, it grows on gravelly soil, rock ...
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Alyssum misirdalianum''
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Alyssum moellendorfianum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual plant, annu ...
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Alyssum montanum''
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Alyssum mouradicum''
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Alyssum muelleri''
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Alyssum neglectum''
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Alyssum nezaketiae''*
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Alyssum niveum''*
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Alyssum numidicum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum ochroleucum''
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Alyssum orophilum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum oschtenicum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual plant, annu ...
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Alyssum paphlagonicum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum patulum''*
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Alyssum persicum''
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Alyssum pirinicum''
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Alyssum pluscanescens''
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Alyssum pogonocarpum''
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Alyssum praecox''
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Alyssum propinquum''
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Alyssum pseudomouradicum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum pulvinare''
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Alyssum reiseri
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum repens''
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Alyssum rhodanense''
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Alyssum rossetii''
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Alyssum rostratum''
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Alyssum scutigerum''
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Alyssum siculum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual plant, annu ...
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Alyssum simplex
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum simulans''
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Alyssum smyrnaeum''
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Alyssum speciosum''*
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Alyssum sphacioticum''
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Alyssum stapfii
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum stenostachyum''*
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Alyssum stribrnyi''
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Alyssum strictum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum strigosum''
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Alyssum sulphureum''
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Alyssum szovitsianum''
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Alyssum taygeteum''
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Alyssum tetrastemon''
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Alyssum thymops''
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Alyssum trichocarpum''
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Alyssum trichostachyum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum turkestanicum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual plant, annu ...
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Alyssum umbellatum''
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Alyssum vernale''
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Alyssum wierzbickii
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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Alyssum wulfenianum
''Alyssum wulfenianum'', the madwort (a name it shares with some of the other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the southeastern Alps
The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; r ...
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Alyssum xanthocarpum''
Formerly included
The following names are listed by ''World Flora Online'' as accepted (as of the end of 2021),
but in ''AlyBase''
have either been assigned to different genera (typically based on molecular phylogeny studies) or have been reduced to synonymy. A question mark indicates doubtful synonyms or species names with unresolved taxonomic status.
*''Alyssum akamasicum'' → ''
Odontarrhena akamasica
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
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*''Alyssum algeriense'' → ''
Alyssum granatense
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
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*''Alyssum alpestre'' → ''
Odontarrhena alpestris
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum anamense'' → ''
Odontarrhena singarensis''?
*''Alyssum anatolicum'' → ''
Odontarrhena anatolica
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
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*''Alyssum antiatlanticum'' → ''
Cuprella antiatlantica''
*''Alyssum arabicum'' → ''
Lobularia arabica
''Lobularia'' is the scientific name of several genera of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Lobularia'' (coral), a genus of corals in the family Alcyoniidae
* ''Lobularia'' (fungus) Velen. 1934, a genus of fungi in the order Helotiales
* ''Lobular ...
''
*''Alyssum argenteum'' → ''
Odontarrhena argentea
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum aureum'' → ''
Meniocus aureus
''Meniocus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, ...
''
*''Alyssum bertolonii'' → ''
Odontarrhena bertolonii
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum blepharocarpum'' → ''
Meniocus blepharocarpus
''Meniocus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Its native range is Western Mediterranean, Southeastern and Eastern Europe to Mongolia and Arabian Peninsula.
Species
Species:
*''Meniocus aureus''
*''Meniocus h ...
''
*''Alyssum bracteatum'' → ''
Odontarrhena bracteata
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
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Alyssum brughieri
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
''?
*''Alyssum caliacrae'' → ''
Odontarrhena tortuosa
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
'' subsp. ''caliacrae''
*''Alyssum callichroum'' → ''
Odontarrhena callichroa
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum caricum'' → ''
Odontarrhena carica''
*''Alyssum cassium'' → ''
Odontarrhena cassia''
*''Alyssum chondrogynum'' → ''
Odontarrhena chondrogyna
''Odontarrhena chondrogyna'' is a species of perennial flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. It was previously included in the genus ''Alyssum'', and hence named ''Alyssum chondrogynum'', but was assigned to the newly established ''Odontar ...
''
*''Alyssum cilicicum'' → ''
Odontarrhena cilicica''
*''Alyssum cochleatum'' → ''
Hormathophylla cochleata''
*''Alyssum condensatum'' → ''
Odontarrhena condensata
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum constellatum'' → ''
Odontarrhena constellata
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum corsicum'' → ''
Odontarrhena corsica
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum corymbosoides'' → ''
Odontarrhena corymbosoidea''
*''Alyssum crenulatum'' → ''
Odontarrhena crenulata''
*''Alyssum curetum'' → ''
Alyssum idaeum''
*''Alyssum cypricum'' → ''
Odontarrhena cyprica''
*''Alyssum davisianum'' → ''
Odontarrhena davisiana''
*''Alyssum davisianum'' → ''
Odontarrhena davisiana''
*''Alyssum debarense'' → ''
Odontarrhena debarensis''
*''Alyssum degenianum'' → ''
Odontarrhena muralis
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum densistellatum'' → ''
Alyssum montanum'' s.l.
*''Alyssum desertorum'' → ''
Alyssum turkestanicum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual plant, annu ...
''
*''Alyssum dimorphosepalum'' → ''
Alyssum iranicum''
*''Alyssum discolor'' → ''
Odontarrhena discolor''
*''Alyssum dubertretii'' → ''
Odontarrhena dubertretii''
*''Alyssum dudleyi'' → ''
Odontarrhena dudleyi''
*''Alyssum emarginatum'' → ''
Bornmuellera emarginata
''Bornmuellera'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Its native range is Southeastern Europe, Turkey.
Species:
*''Bornmuellera angustifolia''
*''Bornmuellera baldaccii''
*''Bornmuellera cappadocica''
*''Born ...
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*''Alyssum erigens'' → ''
Alyssum vernale''
*''Alyssum eriophyllum'' → ''
Odontarrhena eriophylla
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum euboeum'' → ''
Odontarrhena euboea''
*''Alyssum fallacinum'' → ''
Odontarrhena heldreichii''
*''Alyssum fedtschenkoanum'' → ''
Odontarrhena fedtschenkoana''
*''Alyssum filiforme'' → ''
Odontarrhena filiformis''
*''Alyssum floribundum'' → ''
Odontarrhena floribunda''
*''Alyssum fragillimum'' → ''
Odontarrhena fragillima
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum gadorense'' → ''
Alyssum fastigiatum''
*''Alyssum gehamense'' → ''
Odontarrhena gehamensis''
*''Alyssum gevgelicense'' → ''
Odontarrhena gevgelicensis
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum giosnanum'' → ''
Odontarrhena giosnana''
*''Alyssum globosum'' → ''
Physaria globosa
''Physaria globosa'' is a rare flowering plant in the mustard family commonly known as globe bladderpod, Short's bladderpod, and Lesquereux's mustard. It is endemic to the United States, where it is limited to Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. It ...
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*''Alyssum gymnopodum'' → ''
Odontarrhena tortuosa
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
'' subsp. ''cretacea''
*''Alyssum hakaszkii'' → ''
Odontarrhena obovata
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum haussknechtii'' → ''
Odontarrhena haussknechtii''
*''Alyssum heldreichii'' → ''
Odontarrhena heldreichii''
*''Alyssum heterotrichum'' → ''
Meniocus heterotrichus''
*''Alyssum homalocarpum'' → ''
Cuprella homalocarpa''
*''Alyssum huber-morathii'' → ''
Odontarrhena huber-morathii''
*''Alyssum huetii'' → ''
Meniocus huetii''
*''Alyssum kavadarcense'' → ''
Odontarrhena kavadarcensis''
*''Alyssum klimesii'' → ''
Ladakiella klimesii''
*''Alyssum kurdicum'' → ''
Odontarrhena kurdica
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum lanigerum'' → ''
Odontarrhena lanigera
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum leiocarpum'' → ''
Alyssum minutum
''Alyssum minutum'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Alyssum'', family Brassicaceae, native to the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe.
An annual herbaceous plant, typically reaching a size of 5–10cm, it grows on gravelly soil, rock ...
''
*''Alyssum lesbiacum'' → ''
Odontarrhena lesbiaca''
*''Alyssum libanoticum'' → ''
Odontarrhena libanotica
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum linifolium'' → ''
Meniocus linifolius
''Meniocus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Its native range is Western Mediterranean, Southeastern and Eastern Europe to Mongolia and Arabian Peninsula.
Species
Species:
*''Meniocus aureus''
*''Meniocus h ...
''
*''Alyssum longistylum'' → ''
Odontarrhena tortuosa
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
'' subsp. ''tortuosa''
*''Alyssum luteolum'' → ''
Alyssum granatense
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
''?
*''Alyssum markgrafii'' → ''
Odontarrhena markgrafii
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum masmenaeum'' → ''
Odontarrhena masmenaea''
*''Alyssum mazandaranicum'' → ''
Alyssum turkestanicum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual plant, annu ...
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*''Alyssum meniocoides'' → ''
Meniocus meniocoides''
*''Alyssum microphylliforme'' → ''
Odontarrhena tortuosa
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
'' subsp. ''tortuosa''?
*''Alyssum mozaffarianii'' → ''
Odontarrhena mozaffarianii''
*''Alyssum mughlaei'' → ''
Odontarrhena mughlaei''
*''Alyssum murale'' → ''
Odontarrhena muralis
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum musilii'' → ''
Cuprella homalocarpa''
*''Alyssum nebrodense'' → ''
Odontarrhena nebrodensis''
*''Alyssum obovatum'' → ''
Odontarrhena obovata
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
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*''Alyssum obtusifolium'' → ''
Odontarrhena obtusifolia
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
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*''
Alyssum odoratum
''Alyssum'' is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perenni ...
''?
*''Alyssum orbelicum'' → ''
Odontarrhena orbelica''
*''Alyssum orbiculare'' → ''
Odontarrhena obovata
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
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*''Alyssum ovirense'' → ''
Alyssum wulfenianum
''Alyssum wulfenianum'', the madwort (a name it shares with some of the other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the southeastern Alps
The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; r ...
'' subsp. ''ovirense''
*''Alyssum oxycarpum'' → ''
Odontarrhena oxycarpa
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum pateri'' → ''
Odontarrhena pateri
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum peltarioides'' → ''
Odontarrhena peltarioidea''
*''Alyssum penjwinense'' → ''
Odontarrhena penjwinensis
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum pinifolium'' → ''
Odontarrhena pinifolia''
*''Alyssum polycladum'' → ''
Odontarrhena polyclada''
*''Alyssum pterocarpum'' → ''
Odontarrhena pterocarpa''
*''Alyssum robertianum'' → ''
Odontarrhena robertiana''
*''Alyssum samariferum'' → ''
Odontarrhena samarifera''
*''Alyssum samium'' → ''
Odontarrhena samia''
*''Alyssum scardicum'' → ''
Alyssum montanum'' s.l.
*''Alyssum sergievskajae'' → ''
Stevenia sergievskajae
''Stevenia'' is the scientific name of two genera of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Stevenia'' (fly), a genus of insects in the family Rhinophoridae
* ''Stevenia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the ...
''
*''Alyssum serpentinum'' → ''
Odontarrhena serpentina''
*''
Alyssum serpyllifolium'' → ''
Odontarrhena serpyllifolia
''Alyssum serpyllifolium'', the thyme-leaved alison, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the western Mediterranean region. It is adapted to serpentine soils. The Royal Horticultural Society recommends it for rock ...
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*''Alyssum sibiricum'' → ''
Odontarrhena sibirica''
*''Alyssum singarense'' → ''
Odontarrhena singarensis''
*''Alyssum skopjense'' → ''
Odontarrhena skopjensis''
*''Alyssum smolikanum'' → ''
Odontarrhena smolikana''
*''Alyssum spruneri'' → ''
Alyssum montanum'' s.l.
*''Alyssum stipitatum'' → ''
Odontarrhena stipitata
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum stylare'' → ''
Meniocus stylaris
''Meniocus'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Its native range is Western Mediterranean, Southeastern and Eastern Europe to Mongolia and Arabian Peninsula.
Species
Species:
*''Meniocus aureus''
*''Meniocus h ...
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*''Alyssum subbaicalicum'' → ''
Odontarrhena obovata
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum subspinosum'' → ''
Odontarrhena subspinosa''
*''Alyssum syriacum'' → ''
Odontarrhena syriaca''
*''Alyssum szarabiacum'' → ''
Odontarrhena szarabiaca''
*''Alyssum tavolarae'' → ''
Odontarrhena tavolarae''
*''Alyssum tenium'' → ''
Odontarrhena diffusa''
*''Alyssum tenuifolium'' → ''
Stevenia tenuifolia''
*''Alyssum tortuosum'' → ''
Odontarrhena tortuosa
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
'' subsp. ''tortuosa''
*''Alyssum trapeziforme'' → ''
Odontarrhena trapeziformis
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum troodi'' → ''
Odontarrhena troodi''
*''Alyssum turgidum'' → ''
Odontarrhena turgida
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
''
*''Alyssum virgatum'' → ''
Odontarrhena virgata
''Odontarrhena'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They were originally a separate genus and then were amalgamated into the ''Alyssum'' genus, but then morphological and molecular evidence has reseperated them. Some ...
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q161063
Brassicaceae genera