Summary
Place of publication:
Descr. icon. pl. Hung. 1:5, t. 6. 1799
Verified:
04/02/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
English
yellow-tuft – French
alysse des murailles – German
Mauer-Steinkraut – silbriges Steinkraut – Swedish
silverstenört –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Moldova | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Montenegro | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | North Macedonia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Quebec | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Colorado | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Utah | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Alberta | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
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WESTERN ASIA:
Turkey
Europe
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EAST EUROPE:
Moldova, Ukraine
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
Naturalized
Europe
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Czech Republic, Germany
Northern America
-
EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Ontario, Quebec]
-
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Colorado, Oregon]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Utah]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [Alberta, British Columbia]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | potential for pollution control | | Broadhurst, C. L. et al. 2009. Interaction of nickel and manganese in accumulation and localization in leaves of the Ni hyperaccumulators Alyssum murale and Alyssum corsicum. Pl. & Soil 314:35-48. |
| Weed | | | National Plant Board. National Plant Board federal and state quarantine summaries. 2008- |
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=2766.
Accessed 30 April 2026.