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Creeping alyssum

Alyssum repens

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Common names

9 names · 8 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Creeping alyssum
Other languages (7)
Dutch
  • Liggend schildzaad
German
  • kriechendes Steinkraut[1]
  • Siebenbürger Steinkraut[2][3][4]
Hebrew
  • אליסון זוחל[4]
Polish
  • smagliczka płożąca[4]
Russian
  • Бурачок ползучий[4]
Slovak
  • tarica plazivá[4]
Ukrainian
  • Бурачок повзучий[4]
Sources & name notes (4)

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 repens — GBIF vernacular names (GRIN Taxonomy) ↗

GBIF aggregation of GRIN Taxonomy. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • kriechendes Steinkraut — results[1] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3044813/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3044813; sourceTaxonKey 101334113; Alyssum repens.
[2] Alyssum repens — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Siebenbürger Steinkraut — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 515572; Alyssum repens.
[3] Alyssum repens — GBIF vernacular names (Catalogue of Life) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Catalogue of Life. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Siebenbürger Steinkraut — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3044813/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3044813; sourceTaxonKey 295320098; Alyssum repens.
[4] Alyssum repens — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Siebenbürger Steinkraut — results[12].names[3]; taxon id 515572; Alyssum repens.
  • Бурачок ползучий — results[12].names[1]; taxon id 515572; Alyssum repens.
  • smagliczka płożąca — results[12].names[2]; taxon id 515572; Alyssum repens.
  • tarica plazivá — results[12].names[4]; taxon id 515572; Alyssum repens.
  • אליסון זוחל — results[12].names[5]; taxon id 515572; Alyssum repens.
  • Бурачок повзучий — results[12].names[6]; taxon id 515572; Alyssum repens.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Alyssum repens is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Brassicaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Austria to Iran and SW. Jordan.

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

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Creeping alyssum (Alyssum repens) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from April to May.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Alyssum repens — 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: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 4588004; ID CCTF; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 4588004; ID CCTF; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Alyssum repens — 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 305200; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1154053, 1154054, 1154055, 1154056, 1154057, 1154058, 1154059, 1154060, 1154061, 1154062

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.