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Thyme-leaved Alison - Odontarrhena serpyllifolia

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Thyme-leaved Alison Thyme-leaved Alison - Odontarrhena serpyllifolia dylan Bristol 26 Nov 2022, 8:31 p.m. 8 Sep 2022, 5:30 p.m.
Thyme-leaved Alison Thyme-leaved Alison - Odontarrhena serpyllifolia dylan Bristol 26 Nov 2022, 8:31 p.m. 8 Sep 2022, 5:29 p.m.
Thyme-leaved Alison Thyme-leaved Alison - Odontarrhena serpyllifolia dylan Bristol 26 Nov 2022, 8:31 p.m. 8 Sep 2022, 5:30 p.m.
Thyme-leaved Alison Thyme-leaved Alison - Odontarrhena serpyllifolia dylan Bristol 26 Nov 2022, 8:31 p.m. 8 Sep 2022, 5:30 p.m.
Thyme-leaved Alison Thyme-leaved Alison - Odontarrhena serpyllifolia dylan Bristol 26 Nov 2022, 8:31 p.m. 8 Sep 2022, 5:30 p.m.
Thyme-leaved Alison Thyme-leaved Alison - Odontarrhena serpyllifolia dylan Bristol 26 Nov 2022, 8:31 p.m. 8 Sep 2022, 5:30 p.m.

Species Description

This is I believe the first record for Britain! It may be grown in rock gardens. There is only one supplier according to RHS. Native to Algeria, France, Morocco, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia. Other names include: Alyssum serpyllifolium (old name).

Useful Links:

Kew

EDIT

RHS

Perennials.com

Hortipedia

Alpine Garden Society

flora.on

Wikipedia

Pl@ntNet

GBIF (as Odontarrhena serpyllifolia)

NBN List:

  • Alyssum alyssoides /
  • Alyssum dasycarpum x
  • Alyssum desertorum /
  • Alyssum hirsutum -
  • Alyssum montanum / - not this - very similar but leaves curve upwards at margins
  • Alyssum murale x
  • Alyssum saxatile x
  • Alyssum serpyllifolium / - it is this
  • Alyssum simplex x
  • Alyssum strigosum x

Kew:

  • Alyssum aizoides Boiss.
  • Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.
  • Alyssum amasianum Karabacak & A.Duran
  • Alyssum anamense Velen.
  • Alyssum andinum Rupr.
  • Alyssum argyrophyllum Schott & Kotschy
  • Alyssum armenum Boiss.
  • Alyssum artvinense N.Busch
  • Alyssum atlanticum Desf.
  • Alyssum aurantiacum Boiss.
  • Alyssum austrodalmaticum Trinajstić
  • Alyssum baumgartnerianum Bornm. ex Baumg.
  • Alyssum blancheanum Gomb.
  • Alyssum bornmuelleri Hausskn. ex Degen
  • Alyssum bosniacum Beck
  • Alyssum bulbotrichum Hausskn. & Bornm.
  • Alyssum cacuminum Španiel, Marhold & Lihová
  • Alyssum caespitosum Baumg.
  • Alyssum calycocarpum Rupr.
  • Alyssum cephalotes Boiss.
  • Alyssum collinum Brot.
  • Alyssum contemptum Schott & Kotschy
  • Alyssum corningii T.R.Dudley
  • Alyssum cuneifolium Ten.
  • Alyssum dagestanicum Rupr.
  • Alyssum damascenum Boiss. & Gaill.
  • Alyssum dasycarpum Stephan ex Willd.
  • Alyssum degenianum Nyár.
  • Alyssum desertorum Stapf
  • Alyssum diffusum Ten.
  • Alyssum dimorphosepalum Eig
  • Alyssum doerfleri Degen
  • Alyssum erosulum Gennari & Pestal. ex Clem.
  • Alyssum fastigiatum Heywood
  • Alyssum flexicaule Jord.
  • Alyssum foliosum Bory & Chaub.
  • Alyssum fulvescens Sm.
  • Alyssum gallaecicum (S.Ortiz) Španiel, Marhold & Lihová
  • Alyssum granatense Boiss. & Reut.
  • Alyssum gustavssonii Hartvig
  • Alyssum hajastanum Avet.
  • Alyssum handelii Hayek
  • Alyssum harputicum T.R.Dudley
  • Alyssum hezarmasjedense Kavousi & Nazary
  • Alyssum hirsutum M.Bieb.
  • Alyssum idaeum Boiss. & Heldr.
  • Alyssum iljinskae V.I.Dorof.
  • Alyssum iranicum Hausskn. ex Baumg.
  • Alyssum kaynakiae Yılmaz
  • Alyssum lanceolatum Baumg.
  • Alyssum lassiticum Halácsy
  • Alyssum lenense Adams
  • Alyssum lepidotostellatum (Hausskn. & Bornm.) T.R.Dudley
  • Alyssum lepidotum Boiss.
  • Alyssum loiseleurii P.Fourn.
  • Alyssum luteolum Pomel
  • Alyssum lycaonicum (O.E.Schulz) T.R.Dudley
  • Alyssum macrocalyx Coss. & Durieu
  • Alyssum macropodum Boiss. & Balansa
  • Alyssum mazandaranicum Mirzadeh & Assadi
  • Alyssum minutum Schltdl. ex DC.
  • Alyssum misirdalianum Orcan & Binzet
  • Alyssum moellendorfianum Asch. ex Beck
  • Alyssum montanum L.
  • Alyssum montenegrinum (Bald.) Španiel, Lihová & Marhold
  • Alyssum mouradicum Boiss. & Balansa
  • Alyssum muelleri Boiss. & Buhse
  • Alyssum musilii Velen.
  • Alyssum neglectum Magauer, Frajman & Schönsw.
  • Alyssum nezaketiae Aytaç & H.Duman
  • Alyssum niveum T.R.Dudley
  • Alyssum ochroleucum Boiss. & A.Huet
  • Alyssum orophilum Jord. & Fourr.
  • Alyssum oschtenicum (N.Busch) Kharkev.
  • Alyssum paphlagonicum (Hausskn.) T.R.Dudley
  • Alyssum persicum Boiss.
  • Alyssum pirinicum (Stoj. & Acht.) Ančev
  • Alyssum pluscanescens (Raim. ex Jos.Baumgartner) Španiel, Lihová & Marhold
  • Alyssum pogonocarpum Carlström
  • Alyssum praecox Boiss. & Balansa
  • Alyssum propinquum Baumg.
  • Alyssum pseudomouradicum Hausskn. & Bornm. ex Baumg.
  • Alyssum pulvinare Velen.
  • Alyssum reisseri Velen.
  • Alyssum repens Baumg.
  • Alyssum rhodanense Jord. & Fourr.
  • Alyssum rossetii Španiel, Bovio & K.Kaplan
  • Alyssum rostratum Steven
  • Alyssum scutigerum Durieu
  • Alyssum serpyllifolium Desf.
  • Alyssum siculum Jord.
  • Alyssum simplex Rudolphi
  • Alyssum simulans Runemark ex Hartvig
  • Alyssum smyrnaeum C.A.Mey.
  • Alyssum sphacioticum Boiss. & Heldr.
  • Alyssum spruneri Jord. & Fourr.
  • Alyssum stapfii Vierh.
  • Alyssum strictum Willd.
  • Alyssum strigosum Banks & Sol.
  • Alyssum sulphureum T.R.Dudley & Hub.-Mor.
  • Alyssum szovitsianum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  • Alyssum taygeteum Heldr.
  • Alyssum tenium Halácsy
  • Alyssum tetrastemon Boiss.
  • Alyssum thymops (Hub.-Mor. & Reese) T.R.Dudley
  • Alyssum trichocarpum T.R.Dudley & Hub.-Mor.
  • Alyssum trichostachyum Rupr.
  • Alyssum turkestanicum Regel & Schmalh.
  • Alyssum umbellatum Desv.
  • Alyssum vernale Kit. ex Hornem.
  • Alyssum wierzbickii Heuff.
  • Alyssum wulfenianum Willd.
  • Alyssum xanthocarpum Boiss.