Summary
Verified:
04/02/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Dudley, T. R. 1964. Synopsis of the genus Alyssum. J. Arnold Arbor. 45:393.
- Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
- FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
- Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Common names
English
basket-of-gold – gold-dust – golden alyssum – golden-tuft – golden-tuft alyssum – golden-tuft madwort – rock madwort – French
alysse des rochers – corbeille d'or – German
Felsen-Steinkresse –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Moldova | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Slovakia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 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 | Croatia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | North Macedonia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Quebec | |
| 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 | Ohio | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Vermont | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Mississippi | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
Native
Europe
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EAST EUROPE:
Moldova, Ukraine
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
France
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
Australasia
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Quebec]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Vermont]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Mississippi]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [California]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (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=315397.
Accessed 30 April 2026.