Braya alpina

Braya alpina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brassicales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Brassicaceae
Subfamilia: Brassicoideae
Tribus: Euclidieae
Genus: Braya
Species: Braya alpina

Name

Braya alpina Sternb. & Hoppe, Denkschr. Königl.-Baier. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 1: 66 (1815).

• Typus: Austria: “Habitat in vicinia montis Glockner, ultra moles glaciales, in alpe Gamsgrube Carinthiae superioris, in confinibus ditionis Salisburgensis Tirolisque, floret Julio,” D.H. Hoppe s.n. (Holotype: GZU).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Sisymbrium alpinum (Sternb. & Hoppe) E.Fourn., Rech. Anat. Taxon. Crucifères: 131 (1865), nom. illeg. non Neck.
  • Hesperis alpina (Sternb. & Hoppe) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 934 (1891), nom. illeg. non Schur
• Heterotypic
  • Erysimum brayoides Schrank, Denkschr. Königl.-Baier. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 2: 57 (1822).
  • Braya alpina var. rivularis Fr., Novit. Fl. Suec. Mantiss. 2: 41 (1839).
  • Braya alpina f. insignis Bertol., Fl. Ital. 7: 143 (1847).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Middle Europe Austria Southeastern Europe Italy References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sternberg, C. von & Hoppe, D.H. 1815. Braya, eine neue Pflanzengattung. Denkschriften der Königlich-Baierischen Botanischen Gesellschaft in Regensburg 1: 65–75. BHL, Tab. 1 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Al-Shehbaz, I.A. & German, D.A. 2014. A synopsis of the genus Braya (Brassicaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 19(2): 161–174. DOI: 10.3100/hpib.v19iss2.2014.n1 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Koch, M.A. et al. 2019. Braya alpina in BrassiBase Tools and biological resources to study characters and traits in the Brassicaceae. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jun 03.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Braya alpina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Braya alpina. Published online. Accessed: Jun 03 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Braya alpina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Jun 2019. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Braya alpina. Accessed: 9 Dec 2025. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Braya alpina in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 9.Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Alpen-Breitschötchen
• English: Northern rockcress

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