Summary
Place of publication:
J. Bot. Agric. 3:162. 1814
Comment:
page of publication verified from original literature
Verified:
04/09/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
sweet alison – sweet-Alice – sweet-alyssum – French
alysse corbeille d'argent – lobulaire maritime – German
Strand-Silberkraut – Spanish (Peru)
lágrimas de la virgen – Swedish
strandkrassing – Transcribed Chinese
xiang xue qiu –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Egypt | Sinai | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | Crete | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Azores | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Madeira Islands | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Southern Africa | South Africa | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | China | China | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Taiwan | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | East Europe | Lithuania | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | Krym | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Montenegro | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Nova Scotia | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Quebec | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Iowa | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Connecticut | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Indiana | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maine | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Massachusetts | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Michigan | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Hampshire | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Jersey | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Ohio | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Pennsylvania | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Rhode Island | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Vermont | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Delaware | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Georgia | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Louisiana | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maryland | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Mississippi | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | North Carolina | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | South Carolina | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Utah | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Pacific | North-Central Pacific | U.S. Outlying Islands | Johnston Atoll | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Pacific | North-Central Pacific | U.S. Outlying Islands | Midway Islands | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Pacific | North-Central Pacific | United States | Hawaii | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Pacific | South-Central Pacific | French Polynesia | Austral Islands | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | New Caledonia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Caribbean | Hispaniola | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Uruguay | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Egypt [Sinai], Turkey
Europe
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Greece [Crete], Italy
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
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SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
Asia-Temperate
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CHINA:
China
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EASTERN ASIA:
Japan, Taiwan
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
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EAST EUROPE:
Lithuania, Ukraine [Krym]
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France
Northern America
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REGION:
Mexico
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec]
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Illinois, Iowa]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Oregon, Washington]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Texas]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona, California, Utah]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [British Columbia]
Pacific
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NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
U.S. Outlying Islands [Johnston Atoll, Midway Islands], United States [Hawaii]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
French Polynesia [Austral Islands]
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SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
New Caledonia
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia, Ecuador
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
| Food additives | flavoring | | Facciola, S. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990 |
| Weed | | | Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource). |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22478.
Accessed 30 April 2026.