| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Odontarrhena serpyllifolia (Desf.) Jord. & Fourr. |
| Bibliography | Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 3 (1868) |
| Native Range | sw. Europe, nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 500-3000m |
| Description | leaves oblanceolate to spathulate, to 18mm long, adaxially grey to grey-green, abaxially grey or white, flowers to 4mm across; variable |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Adyseton nebrodense Sweet Adyseton serpyllifolium (Desf.) Sweet Alyssum alpestre var. djurdjurae (Chabert) Maire & Weiller Alyssum alpestre var. incanum Boiss. Alyssum alpestre var. jordani (Rouy & Foucaud) Gaut. Alyssum alpestre var. macrocarpum Maire Alyssum alpestre var. macrosepalum Ball Alyssum alpestre ssp. serpyllifolium (Desf.) Rouy & Foucaud Alyssum alpestre var. serpyllifolium (Desf.) Ball Alyssum castellanum Bourg. ex Nyman Alyssum djurdjurae Chabert Alyssum granatense Nyman Alyssum malacitanum (Rivas Goday) T.R.Dudley Alyssum mijasense Nyár. Alyssum murcicum Jord. & Fourr. ex Nyman Alyssum pintodasilvae T.R.Dudley Alyssum pyrenaicum (Jord. & Fourr.) Nyár. Alyssum serpyllifolium Desf. Alyssum serpyllifolium var. alpinoserpyllifolium Nyár. Alyssum serpyllifolium var. castellanum (Jord. & Fourr.) Nyman Alyssum serpyllifolium f. crassicaulis Pau Alyssum serpyllifolium f. emarginata Pau Alyssum serpyllifolium var. incanum (Boiss.) Boiss. Alyssum serpyllifolium ssp. lusitanicum T.R.Dudley & P.Silva Alyssum serpyllifolium var. macrosepalum (Ball) Batt. Alyssum serpyllifolium ssp. malacitanum T.R.Dudley Alyssum serpyllifolium var. murcicum (Jord. & Fourr.) Nyman Meniocus serpyllifolius (Desf.) Desv. Odontarrhena pyrenaica Jord. & Fourr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |