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Mountain Alyssum

Alyssum montanum

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Common names

25 names · 18 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Mountain Alison
  • Mountain Alyssum[1][2]
Other languages (17)
Dutch
French
Czech
  • tařinka horská[2]
  • tařinka horská pravá[2]
Estonian
  • mägi-kilbirohi[2]
Finnish
  • rinnekilpiruoho[2]
German
Hungarian
  • hegyi ternye[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • ヤマナズナ[2]
Latvian
  • Kalnu alise[2]
  • Klinšu alise[2]
Lithuanian
  • Uolinis laibenis[2]
Polish
  • smagliczka pagórkowa[2]
Russian
  • Алиссум горный[2]
  • Бурачок горный[2]
Slovak
  • tarica horská[2]
  • tarica kopcová[2]
Slovenian
  • gorski grobeljnik[2]
Swedish
  • liten stenört[2]
Ukrainian
  • Бурачок гірський[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Alyssum montanum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Berg-Steinkraut — results[2].names[2]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Mountain Alyssum — results[2].names[1]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Alysse des montagnes — results[2].names[5]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Alysson des montagnes — results[2].names[3]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Alyssum des collines — results[2].names[4]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Alisso montanino — results[2].names[22]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Bergschildzaad — results[2].names[13]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
[2] Alyssum montanum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Berg-Steinkraut — results[16].names[2]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Mountain Alyssum — results[16].names[1]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Alysse des montagnes — results[16].names[5]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Alysson des montagnes — results[16].names[3]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Alyssum des collines — results[16].names[4]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Alisso montanino — results[16].names[22]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Bergschildzaad — results[16].names[13]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • tařinka horská — results[16].names[6]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • rinnekilpiruoho — results[16].names[7]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Uolinis laibenis — results[16].names[8]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Алиссум горный — results[16].names[9]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • tarica horská — results[16].names[10]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • ヤマナズナ — results[16].names[11]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • mägi-kilbirohi — results[16].names[12]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • liten stenört — results[16].names[14]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • smagliczka pagórkowa — results[16].names[15]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • gorski grobeljnik — results[16].names[16]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • hegyi ternye — results[16].names[17]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Kalnu alise — results[16].names[18]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Klinšu alise — results[16].names[19]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Бурачок гірський — results[16].names[20]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • tarica kopcová — results[16].names[21]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • tařinka horská pravá — results[16].names[23]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
  • Бурачок горный — results[16].names[24]; taxon id 334302; Alyssum montanum.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Brassicaceae

Genus-level classification for Alyssum; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
France to SW. Germany.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Mountain Alison (Alyssum montanum) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to July.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Alyssum — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 4502953; ID C64DY; rank genus; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Alyssum montanum — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 709848; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1154022, 1154023, 1154024

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.