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Globe candytuft

Iberis umbellata L.

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Iberis

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Globe candytuft: Iberis umbellata, Pratorondanino, Genova
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (13)
arz
ايبيريس اومبيلاتا
Chinese
伞形屈曲花, 傘形屈曲花
Czech
Iberka okoličnatá
Dutch
Schermscheefbloem
English
Globe candytuft
Estonian
Sarikibeeris
Finnish
Sarjasaippo
German
Doldige Schleifenblume, Dolden-Schleifenblume
hsb
Wokołkata seklička
Russian
Иберийка зонтичная, Иберис зонтичный, Стенник зонтичный
Slovenian
Kobulasti grenik
Swedish
Roseniberis
Welsh
Beryn yr ardd

Synonyms

  • Crucifera umbellata E.H.L.Krause
  • Iberis amoena Jord.
  • Iberis coronaria D.Don
  • Iberis corymbosa Moench
  • Iberis cretica L.
  • Iberis hortensis Jord.
  • Iberis platyptera (Burnat) Rouy & Foucaud
  • Iberis pulchra Salisb.
  • Iberis roseo-purpurea Sagorski
  • Iberis umbellata subsp. grenieri Rouy & Foucaud
  • Iberis umbellata var. brachyptera Burnat
  • Iberis umbellata var. platyptera Burnat
  • Iberis umbellata var. tenuifolia Vis.
  • Iberis visianii Degen
  • Thlaspi umbellatum Crantz

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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.