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Taxon:  Erysimum cheiri (L.) Crantz



Summary
Genus:
Erysimum
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Erysimeae
Nomen number:
318992
Place of publication:
Cl. crucif. emend. 116. 1769
Verified:
04/05/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cheiranthus cheiri L.

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. Note: = Cheiranthus cheiri
  3. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: = Cheiranthus cheiri L.
  5. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  6. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  7. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  8. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  9. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  10. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  11. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  12. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  13. Pajaujis Anonis, D. 1993. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery.
  14. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  15. Polatschek, A. 1979. Die Arten der Gattung Erysimum auf der Iberischen Halbinsel. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 82:330.
  16. Polatschek, A. 1994. Nomenklatorischer Beitrag zur Gattung Erysimum (Brassicaceae). Phyton (Horn) 34:191.
  17. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Common names
English
wallflower –
French
giroflée –
revenelle –
vélard –
German
Goldlack –
Italian
violacciocca –
Japanese Rōmaji
nioi-araseitō –
Swedish
gyllenlack –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    widely cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeUkraineKrym 
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece w.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaYukon 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorTungurahua 
6Other    probably arose via ancient artifical hybridization in Greece
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Ireland
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Greece (w.), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Montenegro, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France, Portugal
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Yukon]
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador [Tungurahua]
Other (probably arose via ancient artifical hybridization in Greece)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Materialsessential oilsthough seldom used fide Dict Econ Pl, as Cheiranthus cheiri; HerbSpices, as Cheiranthus cheiriUphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=318992. Accessed 17 May 2025.