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Taxon:  Alyssum repens Baumg.



Summary
Genus:
Alyssum
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Alysseae
Nomen number:
2767
Place of publication:
Enum. stirp. Transsilv. 2:237. 1816
Verified:
04/02/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Alyssum repens Baumg. subsp. repens (0 active accession[s])
Alyssum repens Baumg. subsp. trichostachyum (Rupr.) Hayek (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
  3. Dudley, T. R. 1964. Synopsis of the genus Alyssum. J. Arnold Arbor. 45:365.
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
  5. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  6. Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
  7. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  9. Mouterde, P. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. 1966-
  10. Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963-
  11. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea, second edition. 1993
  12. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Common names
German
kriechendes Steinkraut –
Swedish
revstenört –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeUkraineKrym 
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
2Cultivated     
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
Cultivated ()
Naturalized
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
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=2767. Accessed 30 April 2026.

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