Class
Order
Family
Genus
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Aurinia saxatilis (L.) Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 3: 163 (1814)
Synonymy:
- ≡ Alyssum saxatile L., Sp. Pl. 659 (1753)
Holotye: cultivated at Botanical garden in Leiden (L, herb. Royen; Herb. Lugdb. Bat. no. 901050)
Description
Perennial herb; stems decumbent to erect, leafy, branched above, 15–50 cm tall. Lvs entire, stellate-hairy; rosette and lower cauline lvs oblanceolate to obovate, 3–10–(15) × 1–3 cm; upper cauline lvs linear to lanceolate, 1–2 cm long. Infl. a diffuse panicle 15–30 cm long; pedicels erecto-patent, hairy, 0.3–0.6 mm long. Sepals deciduous, 1–2 × 0.5–1 mm, with tangled stellate hairs. Petals glabrous, emarginate, 3–4 × 2–3 mm. Outer filaments with small suborbicular appendage at base. Silicle almost circular, obtuse, flattened, 4–5 × 4–5 mm; valves glabrous; veins faint; style 0.7–1 mm long. Seeds brown, elliptic to circular, flattened, 2–3 × 2–2.5 mm, 2 per locule.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4. as Alyssum saxatile L.]
Biostatus
Exotic
Phenology
Flowering: Oct.–Mar.– (Jun.); Fruiting: Oct.–Mar.– (Jun.)
Bibliography
Desvaux, N.A. 1815 ("1814"): 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(4): 145–187.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Plazibat, M. 2009: A short synopsis of the tribe Alysseae (Brassicaceae) in Croatia with some taxonomic novelties. Natura Croatica 18(2): 401–426.
