Aurinia

Aurinia saxatilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brassicales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Brassicaceae
Subfamilia: Brassicoideae
Tribus: Alysseae
Genus: Aurinia
Species: A. corymbosa – A. gionae – A. leucadea – A. moreana – A. petraea – A. saxatilis – A. sinuata

Name

Aurinia Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 3: 162 (1815).

• Lectotype species: Aurinia saxatilis Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 3: 162 (1815), designated by Dudley, J. Arnold Arbor. 45: 391 (1964).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Alyssum sect. Anodontea DC., Syst. Nat. 2: 317 (1821).
    • Syntype species: Alyssum edentulum Waldst. & Kit., Descr. Icon. Pl. Hung. 1: 95 (1801) (= Aurinia petraea (Ard.) Schur), Alyssum dasycarpum Stephan ex Willd.
    • Anodontea (DC.) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 467 (1826).
  • Alyssanthus Trinajstić, Suppl. Fl. Anal. Jugosl. 7: 9 (1980).
    • Type species: Alyssanthus sinuatus (L.) Trinajstić (Alyssum sinuatum L.)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain, Ireland (introduced). Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium (introduced), Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France (introduced), Spain (extinct). Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe South European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Turkey. Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand Chatham Islands, New Zealand South (introduced). Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Eastern Canada Québec. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Vermont. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Maryland, Mississippi. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Desvaux, N.A. 1815. Coup d'oeil sur la famille des plantes Crucifères. Journal de Botanique, Appliquée à l'Agriculture, à la Pharmacie, à la Médecine et aux Arts 3(3–4): 145–187. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Aurinia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Aurinia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Apr 2025.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Aurinia. Published online. Accessed: 18 Apr 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Aurinia. Accessed: 18 Apr 2025.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Aurinia in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 18.
• Koch, M.A. et al. 2019. Aurinia in BrassiBase Tools and biological resources to study characters and traits in the Brassicaceae. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 09.

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