Brassicaceae
Annual candytuft
Iberis amara
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Iberis
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 屈曲花, 珍珠球, 蜂室花
- Dutch
- Bittere scheefbloem
- English
- Annual candytuft, Wild candytuft
- Finnish
- Katkerasaippo
- German
- Bittere Scheifenblume, Bittere Schleifenblume
- Slovenian
- Obrečni grenik
Synonyms
- Biauricula amara (L.) Bubani
- Biauricula panduriformis Bubani
- Biauricula resedifolia (Pourr. ex Timb.-Lagr.) Bubani
- Crucifera iberis E.H.L.Krause
- Iberis affinis Jord.
- Iberis amara subsp. amara L.
- Iberis amara subsp. forestieri (Jord.) Heywood
- Iberis apricorum Giraudias
- Iberis arvatica Jord.
- Iberis bicolor Rchb.
- Iberis bicorymbifera Gren. & Godr.
- Iberis ceratophylla Reut.
- Iberis ciliata subsp. vinetorum (Pau) Mateo & M.B.Crespo
- Iberis contracta subsp. vinetorum (Pau) M.B.Crespo & Mateo
- Iberis crenata Lam.
- Iberis decipiens Jord.
- Iberis forestieri Jord.
- Iberis latifolia Pourr. ex Timb.-Lagr.
- Iberis latifolia Pourr.
- Iberis linifolia var. vinetorum (Pau) O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Iberis martinii Timb.-Lagr.
- Iberis montolivensis Timb.-Lagr.
- Iberis panduriformis Pourr.
- Iberis pinetorum Pau
- Iberis resedifolia Pourr. ex Timb.-Lagr.
- Iberis resedifolia Pourr.
- Iberis ruficaulis Lej.
- Iberis sabauda Puget
- Iberis serotina Sennen
- Iberis vinetorum Pau
- Thlaspi amarum (L.) Crantz
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Olivier Pichard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Luis Gómez Ortega, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: manuel madrid, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Hammel Thibault, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Olivier Pichard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: ade lou, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Juber, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: luis alberto mansilla gallego-preciados, 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.