Aurinia petraea (Ard.) Schur

Goldentuft (en), Alysse des pierriers (fr), Aurinie des pierres (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Aurinia

Characteristics

Plants slightly woody at base; finely stellate-pubescent. Stems: usually several, 1.5-6 dm. Basal leaves: petiole 0.3-2.5(-3.5) cm; blade obovate-oblong, 2.5-8 cm × 3-10 mm, base cuneate to attenuate, margins entire, sinuate, or pinnatifid, apex acute or obtuse, surfaces densely pubescent. Cauline leaves: blade oblanceolate to linear. Racemes considerably elongated in fruit. Fruiting pedicels 3-8 mm. Flowers: sepals yellowish, 1.5-2 × 0.5-1 mm, scarious at margins, finely pubescent; petals 3-4.5 × 1.2-2 mm, attenuate to clawlike base; filaments with basal wing or appendage to 0.5 mm, 1.2-2 mm; anthers 0.3-0.5 mm. Fruits divaricate-ascending, ellipsoid to obovoid, inflated at middle, slightly flattened at margin, 3-6 × 2-4 mm; style slender. Seeds winged throughout, 1.5-1.8 mm diam.; wing 0.1-0.3 mm wide. 2n = 16.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-7

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Aurinia petraea flower picture by catherine gfeller (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Aurinia petraea world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:278815-1
WFO ID wfo-0000557258
COL ID 5VY9Z
BDTFX ID 8537
INPN ID 85185
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Koniga edentula Alyssoides gemonensis Alyssum saxtile Alyssum vesicarioides Aurinia microcarpa Aurinia petraea Camelina edentula Vesicaria edentula Adyseton edentulum Adyseton gemonense Alyssum microcarpon Alyssum microcarpum Alyssum petraeum Aurinia edentula Aurinia gemonensis Alyssum brasi Crucifera edentula Vesicaria microcarpa Anodontea edentula Vesicaria gemonensis Alyssum edentulum Alyssum gemonense Clypeola edentula Alyssum edentulum var. sphaerocarpum Alyssum microcarpum var. sphaerocarpum Alyssum microcarpum f. stenophyllon Aurinia petraea subsp. microcarpa