Brassicaceae
Alyssum
Alyssum simplex
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Alyssum
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- حشيشة السلحفاة البسيطة, حشيشة اللَّجأة البسيطة, شجرة الكلب
- Chinese
- 新疆庭荠
- English
- Alyssum, Saxatile
- Ukrainian
- Бурачок дрiбноцвıтий
Synonyms
- Alyssum amoris Coincy
- Alyssum campestre var. edentatum Andrews
- Alyssum campestre var. edentulum Andr.
- Alyssum campestre var. hirtum W.D.J.Koch
- Alyssum campestre var. micropetalum Boiss.
- Alyssum latifolium Vis.
- Alyssum micropetalum Fisch. ex Hornem.
- Alyssum micropetalum Fisch. ex DC.
- Alyssum minus (L.) Rothm.
- Alyssum minus f. latifolium (Vis.) Trinajstić
- Alyssum minus f. micranthum (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Trinajstić
- Alyssum minus f. micropetalum (Fisch. ex Hornem.) Trinajstić
- Alyssum minus subsp. minus
- Alyssum minus var. mazandaranicum Pakravan & Bolourian
- Alyssum minus var. minus
- Alyssum nanum Pomel
- Alyssum parviflorum M.Bieb.
- Alyssum parviflorum subsp. edentatum (Maire) N.Galland
- Alyssum parviflorum var. edentatum Maire
- Alyssum parviflorum var. hirtum (W.D.J.Koch) Maire
- Alyssum rothmaleri Galushko
- Alyssum simplex subsp. edentulum (Andr.) N.Galland
- Clypeola minor L.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 81 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: José Luis Camaño, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Emanuele Santarelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JesusV, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diego Alex, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: cuja.kaya, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.