Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Alpine pennycress
Thlaspi caerulescens
Pollinator recipe
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Flower clusters above the leaf rosettes of Thlaspi caerulescens.
Konrad Lackerbeck / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.5
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Common names
3 names · 2 languages- EnglishYour language
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- Alpine pennycress
Other languages (1)
- Dutch
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- Bosboerenkers
- Zinkboerenkers
Sources & name notes
Names recorded in our plant catalogue, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.
Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.
Plant references
Source-backed information
Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.
- Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life treats Thlaspi caerulescens as a synonym of Noccaea caerulescens subsp. caerulescens.
- Botanical family
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Brassicaceae
Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.
Sources [2]
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Who this plant supports
Plant profile
About this plant
Alpine pennycress (Thlaspi caerulescens) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from April to July.
Sources and references
References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.
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Catalogue of Life
Thlaspi caerulescens — 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: TaxonomyRelevant sections
- Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1378192; ID 56J23; rank species; status synonym
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Catalogue of Life
Noccaea caerulescens subsp. caerulescens — 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.
Relevant sections
- Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2804038; ID 7KG9L; rank subspecies; status accepted
- Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2804038; ID 7KG9L; rank subspecies; status accepted
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Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.