Alyssum
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| Alyssum | |
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| Alyssum montanum | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Alyssum L. |
Alyssumis agenusof over a hundred species of flowering plants in the familyBrassicaceae,native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprisesannualandperennialherbaceousplants or (rarely) smallshrubs,growing to 10–100 cm tall, with oblong-oval leaves. Alyssum flowers are characteristically small and grouped in terminal clusters;[1]they are often yellow or white colored but can be pink or purple.
The generaLobularia,AuriniaandOdontarrhenaare closely related toAlyssumand were formerly included in it. The widely cultivated species popularly known as "sweet alyssum" (Alyssum maritimum) isLobularia maritima.The common rockery plant (Alyssum saxatile) isAurinia saxatilis.
Alyssumfoliage is used as food by thecaterpillarsof certainLepidoptera,including theGem(Orthonama obstipata). However, rabbits will not eat it.[2]
Species
[edit]Accepted
[edit]The following is a list of accepted species. Unless noted otherwise, it followsAlyBase.[3]An asterisk indicates provisionally accepted names.
- Alyssum aizoides
- Alyssum alyssoides
- Alyssum andinum
- Alyssum argyrophyllum
- Alyssum armenum
- Alyssum artwinense
- Alyssum atlanticum
- Alyssum aurantiacum
- Alyssum austrodalmaticum
- Alyssum bargalense*
- Alyssum baumgartnerianum
- Alyssum blancheanum
- Alyssum bornmuelleri
- Alyssum bosniacum
- Alyssum bulbotrichum
- Alyssum cacuminum
- Alyssum caespitosum
- Alyssum calycocarpum*
- Alyssum cephalotes
- Alyssum clausonis*
- Alyssum collinum
- Alyssum contemptum
- Alyssum corningii
- Alyssum cuneifolium
- Alyssum dagestanicum
- Alyssum damascenum
- Alyssum dasycarpum
- Alyssum decoloratum*
- Alyssum diffusum
- Alyssum djurdjurae
- Alyssum doerfleri
- Alyssum embergeri*
- Alyssum erosulum
- Alyssum fastigiatum
- Alyssum flahaultianum*
- Alyssum flexicaule
- Alyssum foliosum
- Alyssum fulvescens
- Alyssum gallaecicum
- Alyssum gmelinii
- Alyssum granatense
- Alyssum gustavssonii
- Alyssum hajastanum
- Alyssum handelii
- Alyssum harputicum
- Alyssum hezarmasjedense
- Alyssum hirsutum
- Alyssum idaeum
- Alyssum iljinskae
- Alyssum iranicum
- Alyssum kaynakiae
- Alyssum kotovii*
- Alyssum lanceolatum
- Alyssum lassiticum
- Alyssum lenense
- Alyssum lepidoto-stellatum
- Alyssum lepidotum
- Alyssum loiseleurii
- Alyssum lycaonicum
- Alyssum macrocalyx
- Alyssum macropodum
- Alyssum minutum
- Alyssum misirdalianum
- Alyssum moellendorfianum
- Alyssum montanum
- Alyssum mouradicum
- Alyssum muelleri
- Alyssum neglectum
- Alyssum nezaketiae*
- Alyssum niveum*
- Alyssum numidicum*
- Alyssum ochroleucum
- Alyssum orophilum
- Alyssum oschtenicum*
- Alyssum paphlagonicum
- Alyssum patulum*
- Alyssum persicum
- Alyssum pirinicum
- Alyssum pluscanescens
- Alyssum pogonocarpum
- Alyssum praecox
- Alyssum propinquum
- Alyssum pseudomouradicum
- Alyssum pulvinare
- Alyssum reiseri
- Alyssum repens
- Alyssum rhodanense
- Alyssum rossetii
- Alyssum rostratum
- Alyssum scutigerum
- Alyssum siculum
- Alyssum simplex
- Alyssum simulans
- Alyssum smyrnaeum
- Alyssum speciosum*
- Alyssum sphacioticum
- Alyssum stapfii
- Alyssum stenostachyum*
- Alyssum stribrnyi
- Alyssum strictum
- Alyssum strigosum
- Alyssum sulphureum
- Alyssum szovitsianum
- Alyssum taygeteum
- Alyssum tetrastemon
- Alyssum thymops
- Alyssum trichocarpum
- Alyssum trichostachyum
- Alyssum turkestanicum
- Alyssum umbellatum
- Alyssum vernale
- Alyssum wierzbickii
- Alyssum wulfenianum
- Alyssum xanthocarpum
Formerly included
[edit]The following names are listed byWorld Flora Onlineas accepted (as of the end of 2021),[4]but inAlyBase[3]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 akamasicumB.L.Burtt→Odontarrhena akamasica
- Alyssum algeriensePomel→Alyssum granatense?
- Alyssum alpestreL.→Odontarrhena alpestris
- Alyssum anamenseVelen.→Odontarrhena singarensis?
- Alyssum anatolicumHausskn. ex Nyár.→Odontarrhena anatolica
- Alyssum antiatlanticumEmb. & Maire→Cuprella antiatlantica
- Alyssum arabicum(Boiss.) T.Durand & Schinz→Lobularia arabica
- Alyssum argenteumAll.→Odontarrhena argentea
- Alyssum aureum(Fenzl) Boiss.→Meniocus aureus
- Alyssum bertoloniiDesv.→Odontarrhena bertolonii
- Alyssum blepharocarpumT.R.Dudley & Hub.-Mor.→Meniocus blepharocarpus
- Alyssum bracteatumBoiss. & Buhse→Odontarrhena bracteata
- Alyssum brughieri?Brein ex Colla
- Alyssum caliacraeNyár.→Odontarrhena tortuosasubsp.caliacrae
- Alyssum callichroumBoiss. & Balansa→Odontarrhena callichroa
- Alyssum caricumT.R.Dudley & Hub.-Mor.→Odontarrhena carica
- Alyssum cassiumBoiss.→Odontarrhena cassia
- Alyssum chondrogynumB.L.Burtt→Odontarrhena chondrogyna
- Alyssum cilicicumBoiss. & Balansa→Odontarrhena cilicica
- Alyssum cochleatumCoss. & Durieu→Hormathophylla cochleata
- Alyssum condensatumBoiss. & Hausskn.→Odontarrhena condensata
- Alyssum constellatumBoiss.→Odontarrhena constellata
- Alyssum corsicumDuby→Odontarrhena corsica
- Alyssum corymbosoidesFormánek→Odontarrhena corymbosoidea
- Alyssum crenulatumBoiss. & Heldr.→Odontarrhena crenulata
- Alyssum curetumGand.→Alyssum idaeum
- Alyssum cypricumNyár.→Odontarrhena cyprica
- Alyssum davisianumT.R.Dudley→Odontarrhena davisiana
- Alyssum davisianumT.R.Dudley→Odontarrhena davisiana
- Alyssum debarenseMicevski→Odontarrhena debarensis
- Alyssum degenianumNyár.→Odontarrhena muralis
- Alyssum densistellatumT.R.Dudley→Alyssum montanums.l.
- Alyssum desertorumStapf→Alyssum turkestanicum
- Alyssum dimorphosepalumEig→Alyssum iranicum
- Alyssum discolorT.R.Dudley & Hub.-Mor.→Odontarrhena discolor
- Alyssum dubertretiiGomb.→Odontarrhena dubertretii
- Alyssum dudleyiAdıgüzel & R.D.Reeves→Odontarrhena dudleyi
- Alyssum emarginatum(Boiss.) Rouy→Bornmuellera emarginata
- Alyssum erigensJord. & Fourr.→Alyssum vernale
- Alyssum eriophyllumBoiss. & Hausskn.→Odontarrhena eriophylla
- Alyssum euboeumHalácsy→Odontarrhena euboea
- Alyssum fallacinumHausskn.→Odontarrhena heldreichii
- Alyssum fedtschenkoanumN.Busch→Odontarrhena fedtschenkoana
- Alyssum filiformeNyár.→Odontarrhena filiformis
- Alyssum floribundumBoiss. & Balansa→Odontarrhena floribunda
- Alyssum fragillimum(Bald.) Rech.f.→Odontarrhena fragillima
- Alyssum gadorenseP.Küpfer→Alyssum fastigiatum
- Alyssum gehamenseFed.→Odontarrhena gehamensis
- Alyssum gevgelicenseMicevski→Odontarrhena gevgelicensis
- Alyssum giosnanumNyár.→Odontarrhena giosnana
- Alyssum globosum(Desv.) Kuntze→Physaria globosa
- Alyssum gymnopodumP.A.Smirn.→Odontarrhena tortuosasubsp.cretacea
- Alyssum hakaszkiiNyár.→Odontarrhena obovata
- Alyssum haussknechtiiBoiss.→Odontarrhena haussknechtii
- Alyssum heldreichiiHausskn.→Odontarrhena heldreichii
- Alyssum heterotrichumBoiss.→Meniocus heterotrichus
- Alyssum homalocarpum(Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Boiss.→Cuprella homalocarpa
- Alyssum huber-morathiiT.R.Dudley→Odontarrhena huber-morathii
- Alyssum huetiiBoiss.→Meniocus huetii
- Alyssum kavadarcenseMicevski→Odontarrhena kavadarcensis
- Alyssum klimesiiAl-Shehbaz→Ladakiella klimesii
- Alyssum kurdicum(Boiss.) Nyár.→Odontarrhena kurdica
- Alyssum lanigerumDC.→Odontarrhena lanigera
- Alyssum leiocarpumPomel→Alyssum minutum
- Alyssum lesbiacum(P.Candargy) Rech.f.→Odontarrhena lesbiaca
- Alyssum libanoticumNyár.→Odontarrhena libanotica
- Alyssum linifoliumStephan ex Willd.→Meniocus linifolius
- Alyssum longistylum(Sommier & Levier) Grossh.→Odontarrhena tortuosasubsp.tortuosa
- Alyssum luteolumPomel→Alyssum granatense?
- Alyssum markgrafiiO.E.Schulz→Odontarrhena markgrafii
- Alyssum masmenaeumBoiss.→Odontarrhena masmenaea
- Alyssum mazandaranicumMirzadeh & Assadi→Alyssum turkestanicum
- Alyssum meniocoidesBoiss.→Meniocus meniocoides
- Alyssum microphylliformeNyár.→Odontarrhena tortuosasubsp.tortuosa?
- Alyssum mozaffarianiiKavousi→Odontarrhena mozaffarianii
- Alyssum mughlaeiOrcan→Odontarrhena mughlaei
- Alyssum muraleWaldst. & Kit.→Odontarrhena muralis
- Alyssum musiliiVelen.→Cuprella homalocarpa
- Alyssum nebrodenseTineo→Odontarrhena nebrodensis
- Alyssum obovatum(C.A.Mey.) Turcz.→Odontarrhena obovata
- Alyssum obtusifoliumSteven ex DC.→Odontarrhena obtusifolia
- Alyssum odoratum?Colla
- Alyssum orbelicumAnčev & Uzunov→Odontarrhena orbelica
- Alyssum orbiculare(Regel) Nyár.→Odontarrhena obovata
- Alyssum ovirenseA.Kern.→Alyssum wulfenianumsubsp.ovirense
- Alyssum oxycarpumBoiss. & Balansa→Odontarrhena oxycarpa
- Alyssum pateriNyár.→Odontarrhena pateri
- Alyssum peltarioidesBoiss.→Odontarrhena peltarioidea
- Alyssum penjwinenseT.R.Dudley→Odontarrhena penjwinensis
- Alyssum pinifolium(Nyár.) T.R.Dudley→Odontarrhena pinifolia
- Alyssum polycladumRech.f.→Odontarrhena polyclada
- Alyssum pterocarpumT.R.Dudley→Odontarrhena pterocarpa
- Alyssum robertianumBernard ex Gren. & Godr.→Odontarrhena robertiana
- Alyssum samariferumBoiss. & Hausskn.→Odontarrhena samarifera
- Alyssum samiumT.R.Dudley & Christod.→Odontarrhena samia
- Alyssum scardicumWettst.→Alyssum montanums.l.
- Alyssum sergievskajaeKrasnob.→Stevenia sergievskajae
- Alyssum serpentinumMicevski→Odontarrhena serpentina
- Alyssum serpyllifoliumDesf.→Odontarrhena serpyllifolia
- Alyssum sibiricumWilld.→Odontarrhena sibirica
- Alyssum singarenseBoiss. & Hausskn.→Odontarrhena singarensis
- Alyssum skopjenseMicevski→Odontarrhena skopjensis
- Alyssum smolikanumNyár.→Odontarrhena smolikana
- Alyssum spruneriJord. & Fourr.→Alyssum montanums.l.
- Alyssum stipitatumKavousi & T.R.Dudley→Odontarrhena stipitata
- Alyssum stylare(Boiss. & Balansa) Boiss.→Meniocus stylaris
- Alyssum subbaicalicumNyár.→Odontarrhena obovata
- Alyssum subspinosumT.R.Dudley→Odontarrhena subspinosa
- Alyssum syriacumNyár.→Odontarrhena syriaca
- Alyssum szarabiacumNyár.→Odontarrhena szarabiaca
- Alyssum tavolaraeBriq.→Odontarrhena tavolarae
- Alyssum teniumHalácsy→Odontarrhena diffusa
- Alyssum tenuifoliumStephan ex Willd.→Stevenia tenuifolia
- Alyssum tortuosumWaldst. & Kit. ex Willd.→Odontarrhena tortuosasubsp.tortuosa
- Alyssum trapeziformeBornm. ex Nyár.→Odontarrhena trapeziformis
- Alyssum troodiBoiss.→Odontarrhena troodi
- Alyssum turgidumT.R.Dudley→Odontarrhena turgida
- Alyssum virgatumNyár.→Odontarrhena virgata
References
[edit]- ^"Alyssum".The Macmillan Encyclopedia.
- ^"Home".Garden Guides.
- ^abŠpaniel, S.; Kempa, M.; Salmerón-Sánchez, E.; Fuertes-Aguilar, J.; Francisco Mota, J.; Al-Shehbaz, I.A.; German, D.A.; Olšavská, K.; Šingliarová, B.; Zozomová-Lihová, J.; Marhold, K."AlyBase – database of names, chromosome numbers, and ploidy levels of Alysseae (Brassicaceae)".Retrieved27 December2021.
- ^"Alyssum L."World Flora Online.Retrieved27 December2021.
