Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Brassicaceae// Genus: Alyssum// Species: Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1995) and Ball et al. (1964 in Tutin et al.).

Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from West and Central Europe to the Mediterranean and Central Asia (Plants of the World Online portal).

Habitat: Rocky terrains, grassland/ pastures, river gorges, shrublands.

Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.

Locality: village of Beli region. Date: 23.04.2022.

*Alyssum alyssoides –* habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 23.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Beli region. Date: 27.04.2025.

*Alyssum alyssoides –* habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 27.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:277314-1 [Accessed 05.05.2022].

Alyssum alyssoides. 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/b5dd23b7-b814-462b-bd1f-8a72608e2ace [Accessed 14.03.2026].

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: 14.03.2026.

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