| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Odontarrhena alpestris (L.) Ledeb. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Ross. 1: 142 (1841) |
| Native Range | sw. & c. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Description | white or grey hirsute, leaves elliptic, flowers 3-4mm across in lax inflorescence, silicles elliptic, 2-4mm long, slightly asymmetric |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | 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 alpestre (L.) Sweet Adyseton obtusifolium Sweet Adyseton repens Sweet Adyseton savranicum G.Don Adyseton tortuosum Sweet Alyssum alpestre L. Alyssum alpestre var. gerardii (Rouy & Foucaud) P.Fourn. Alyssum alpestre var. saxicola Rouy & Foucaud Alyssum elatum Kreutzer Alyssum gerardii Rouy & Fouc. Alyssum jordanii Rouy & Fouc. Alyssum minutulum Schleich. ex DC. Alyssum murale M.Bieb. Alyssum novum Kit. Alyssuma serpyllifolium var. castellanum (Jord. & Fourr.) Nyman Alyssum spathulatum Adams Alyssum surculosum (Schott & Kotschy ex Boiss.) Nyár. Alyssum tortuosum Waldst. & Kit. Draba spatulata Bergeret Odontarrhena bourgaei Jord. & Fourr. Odontarrhena castellana Jord. & Fourr. Odontarrhena granatensis Jord. & Fourr. Odontarrhena lycia Jord. & Fourr. Odontarrhena murcica Jord. & Fourr. Odontarrhena saxatilis Jord. & Fourr. Odontarrhena surculosa Schott & Kotschy ex Boiss. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |
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