Alyssum turkestanicum Regel & Schmalh. (syn. Alyssum desertorum Stapf)

Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Alyssum// Species: Alyssum turkestanicum Regel & Schmalh.

Determined as Alyssum desertorum Stapf according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1995) and Ball et al. (1964 in Tutin et al.). The accepted name in the Euro+Med PlantBase is Alyssum turkestanicum Regel & Schmalh (Marhold, 2011+).

Lifeform: Winter annual. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to parts of Europe, Asia, North Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botani Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Rocky terrains, hill pastures, disturbed ground, near roads, in sparse shrubland.

Flowering period: Spring (MAR, APR).

Locality: village of Beli. Date: 05.04.2026.

*Alyssum turkestanicum-* habit. Hills near village of Beli, 05.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Scaled images. Specimens from the hilly region near village of Beli, 05.04.2026.

*Alyssum turkestanicum-* habit. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Beli. Date: 26.04.2026.

*Alyssum turkestanicum –* habit. Hills near village of Beli, 26.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Beli. Date: 01.05.2023.

*Alyssum turkestanicum –* habit. Hills near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: gorge of the Kochanska River. Date: 27.03.2021.

*Alyssum turkestanicum-* habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 27.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Alyssum turkestanicum. Marhold, K. 2011+: Brassicaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/8b9ec5b3-4cad-4797-9971-364910b554a4 [Accessed 22.08.2026].

Alyssum turkestanicum. Marhold, K. (2011): Brassicaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=13860&PTRefFk=7200000 [Accessed 27.03.2021].

Alyssum desertorum Stapf. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:277460-1 [Accessed 27.03.2021].

Ball, P. W. & Dudley, T. R. with the assistance of Nyârâdy, E. I. 1964. Alyssum L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 297–304.

Micevski, V. 1995. Alyssum L., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 653–684.

Last update: 22.08.2026.

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