Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusAlyssum
Scientific name with authorshipAlyssum alyssoides (L.) L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aduseton calycinum (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb., 1800Aduseton mutabile Moench, 1794Adyseton alyssoides (L.) Nieuwl.Adyseton calycinum Scop.Adyseton campestre (L.) MoenchAdyseton mutabile MoenchAlyssum alsinifolium HostAlyssum alyssoides f. albineum Farw.Alyssum alyssoides subsp. hispanicum (T.R.Dudley) Rivas Mart. & Sánchez MataAlyssum alyssoides var. alyssoidesAlyssum alyssoides var. depressum (Schur) T.R.DudleyAlyssum alyssoides var. hispanicum T.R.DudleyAlyssum alyssoides var. vagum (Jord.) Font QuerAlyssum arvaticum Jord.Alyssum bolosii SennenAlyssum calicinum Neck.Alyssum calycinum Haens.Alyssum calycinum Haens. ex NymanAlyssum calycinum L.Alyssum calycinum f. prostrata PauAlyssum calycinum var. arvaticum (Jord.) Rouy & FoucaudAlyssum calycinum var. erraticum (Jord.) Rouy & FoucaudAlyssum calycinum var. genuinum PauAlyssum calycinum var. incanescens Wallr.Alyssum calycinum var. minimum MératAlyssum calycinum var. parisiense Rouy & FoucaudAlyssum calycinum var. perdurans Ullep.Alyssum calycinum var. ruderale (Jord.) Rouy & FoucaudAlyssum calycinum var. sabulosum (Jord.) Rouy & FoucaudAlyssum calycinum var. sublineare (Jord.) Rouy & FoucaudAlyssum calycinum var. vagum (Jord.) Rouy & FoucaudAlyssum calycinum var. virescens Wallr.Alyssum calycinum var. virgatum Timb.-Lagr.Alyssum campestre (L.) L.Alyssum campestre Hoffm.Alyssum campestre subsp. campestreAlyssum conglobatum Fil. & Jáv.Alyssum erraticum Jord.Alyssum fontqueri SennenAlyssum latifolium Vis.Alyssum lusitanicum Brot.Alyssum lusitanicum Brot. ex NymanAlyssum minus f. latifolium (Vis.) TrinajstićAlyssum montanum Brot.Alyssum obovatum subsp. orbiculare (Regel) PeschkovaAlyssum orbiculare Jeanb. & Timb.Alyssum parviflorum Schloss.Alyssum parviflorum Schloss. ex NymanAlyssum parviflorum var. collinum (Brot.) Maire & WeillerAlyssum phymatocarpum Schloss. & Vuk.Alyssum polyodon Boiss. & BuhseAlyssum rothmaleri GalushkoAlyssum ruderale Jord.Alyssum sabulosum Jord.Alyssum schlosseri Heuff.Alyssum schlosseri Heuff. ex Schloss. & Vuk.Alyssum sublineare Jord.Alyssum vagum Jord.Calepina alyssoides L.Clypeola alyssoides L.Clypeola calycina All.Clypeola calycina All. ex Steud.Clypeola campestris L.Clypeola minor L.Crucifera alyssoides E.H.L.KrauseCrucifera calycina E.H.L.KrauseMoenchia campestris (L.) RothPsilonema alyssoides (L.) HeidemanPsilonema calycinum (L.) C.A.Mey.Psilonema calycinum var. depressum SchurPsilonema calyxinum (Linnaeus) C.A.MeyerPsilonema campestre (L.) SchurPsilonema ruderale Fourr.Psilonema sabulosum Fourr.Psilonema vagum Fourr.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier277314-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.