Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L., 1759

Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part C), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 370-473 : 429

Clypeola campestris Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 2: 652. 1753.

"Habitat in Gallia." RCN: 4736.

Basionym of: Alyssum campestre (L.) L. (1759) .

Neotype (Polatschek in Cafferty & Jarvis in Taxon 51: 532. 2002): France. Montpellier, Herb. Endl. Alyssum calycinum, Endlicher s.n. ( W) .

Current name: Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L. ( Brassicaceae ).

Note: Dudley (in J. Arnold Arbor. 45: 64. 1964) regarded Sauvages’ description itself as the basis of the basionym but this would be contrary to Art. 8.1. Alyssum campestre L., Sp. Pl. , ed. 2, 2: 909 (1763) is evidently not the same taxon as A. campestre (L.) L. (1759) , and this has caused confusion leading to " A. campestre " being informally rejected as ambiguous by some authors (e.g. Turrill in J. Bot. 73: 261. 1935; Botschantzev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 15: 150-151. 1985). In the absence of original material, Polatschek designated a neotype, confirming the position of A. campestre (1759) as a synonym of A. alyssoides , in agreement with the treatment of Dudley.