Iberis amara

Iberis amara
In bloom at the Somme in May
Close up of flowers, showing asymmetrical petal arrangement
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Iberis
Species:
I. amara
Binomial name
Iberis amara
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Biauricula amara (L.) Bubani
    • Biauricula panduriformis Bubani
    • Biauricula resedifolia (Pourr. ex Timb.-Lagr.) Bubani
    • Crucifera iberis E.H.L.Krause
    • Iberis affinis Jord.
    • Iberis apricorum Giraudias
    • Iberis arvatica Jord.
    • Iberis bicolor Rchb.
    • Iberis bicorymbifera Gren. & Godr.
    • Iberis ciliata subsp. vinetorum (Pau) Mateo & M.B.Crespo
    • Iberis contracta subsp. vinetorum (Pau) M.B.Crespo & Mateo
    • Iberis crenata Lam.
    • Iberis decipiens Jord.
    • Iberis forestieri Jord.
    • Iberis linifolia var. vinetorum (Pau) O.Bolòs & Vigo
    • Iberis liviensis Sennen
    • Iberis lusitanica Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.
    • Iberis martini Timb.-Lagr.
    • Iberis montolivensis Timb.-Lagr.
    • Iberis panduriformis Pourr.
    • Iberis pinetorum Pau
    • Iberis sabauda Puget
    • Iberis serotina Sennen
    • Iberis vinetorum Pau
    • Thlaspi amarum (L.) Crantz

Iberis amara, called wild candytuft, rocket candytuft and bitter candytuft, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland.[3][4] It has been introduced to numerous locations including Algeria, Sweden, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Iraq, Kazakhstan, the Indian Subcontinent, Korea, Far Eastern Russia, New Zealand, Argentina, Ecuador, Hispaniola, the United States, and Canada.[2] It prefers to grow in warm and sunny conditions, in high-calcium soil.[5]

  1. ^ Sp. Pl.: 649 (1753)
  2. ^ a b "Iberis amara L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Iberis amara wild candytuft". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 28 January 2021. Other common names; … annual candytuft, clown's mustard, … sciatica cress
  4. ^ "Iberis amara coronaria rocket candytuft". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. ^ Reichling, J.; Saller, R. (2002). "Iberis amara L. (Bittere Schleifenblume) – Profil einer Heilpflanze". Complementary Medicine Research. 9: 21–33. doi:10.1159/000068646. PMID 12618547. S2CID 202658365.