Alyssum canescens DC. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Alyssum canescens DC.

Synonym of Stevenia canescens (DC.) D. A. German

Summary

Genus:

Alyssum

Family:

Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)

Tribe:

Alysseae

Nomen number:

402010

Place of publication:

Syst. nat. 2:322. 1821, nom. cons. prop.

Comment:

proposed for conservation (nom. cons. prop.) with a conserved type (Melbourne ICN Art. 14.9)

Verified:

06/26/2013 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Applequist, W. L. 2014. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 66. Taxon 63:1364.
Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
Czerepanov, S. K. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR). 1995
Dudley, T. R. 1964. Synopsis of the genus Alyssum. J. Arnold Arbor. 45:363.
Fu, Y. C. et al. Flora intramongolica. 1977-
German, D. A. 2012. Taxonomical confusions in the Cruciferae of North and Central Asia. I. Alyssum fischerianum and Alyssum canescens. Turczaninowia 14(4):18-28.
German, D. A. 2013. (2182) Proposal to conserve the name Alyssum canescens (Ptilotrichum canescens, Stevenia canescens)(Cruciferae) with a conserved type. Taxon 62:836-837.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. Flora of Siberia (English translation). 2000-
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970-
Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. Flora of India. 1993-
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-

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Distribution

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=402010. Accessed 30 April 2026.