Aubrieta

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Brassicaceae
Tribus: Arabideae
Genus: Aubrieta
Species: A. albanica – A. alshehbazii – A. anamasica – A. canescens – A. columnae – A. deltoidea – A. ekimii – A. erubescens – A. glabrescens – A. gracilis – A. intermedia – A. libanotica – A. macrostyla – A. olympica – A. parviflora – A. pinardii – A. scardica – A. scyria – A. thessala – A. vulcanica

Nothospecies: A. × cultorum – A. × hybrida
Source(s) of checklist:
Name

Aubrieta Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 420 (1763).

Type species: Aubrieta deltoidea (L.) DC., 1763

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Europe
Southeastern Europe
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
East Aegean Is., Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Links

Koch, M.A. et al. 2019. Aubrieta in BrassiBase Tools and biological resources to study characters and traits in the Brassicaceae. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 16.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aubrieta. Published online. Accessed: May 16 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Aubrieta in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 16.
Tropicos.org 2019. Aubrieta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 16.
Hassler, M. 2021. Aubrieta. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 April 6. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Aubrieta in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 April 6. Reference page.

See also

Aubrieta, All taxa list

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Blaukissen
suomi: Ristikit

Aubrieta (often misspelled as Aubretia) is a genus of about 20 species[1] of flowering plants in the cabbage family Brassicaceae. The genus is named after Claude Aubriet, a French flower painter. It originates from southern Europe east to central Asia but is now a common garden escape throughout Europe. It is a low, spreading plant, hardy, evergreen and perennial. It has small violet, pink, or white flowers, and it inhabits rocks and banks. It prefers light, well-drained soil, is tolerant of a wide pH range, and can grow in partial shade or full sun.[2]
Species

Aubrieta anamasica[3]
Aubrieta alba[3]
Aubrieta canescens[3]
Aubrieta canescens subsp. cilicica[3]
Aubrieta columnae[3]
Aubrieta columnae subsp. croatica[3]
Aubrieta columnae subsp. pirinaca[3]
Aubrieta deltoidea[3]
Aubrieta erubescens[3]
Aubrieta edentula[3]
Aubrieta glabrescens[3]
Aubrieta gracilis[3]
Aubrieta x hybrida[3]
Aubrieta libanotica[3]
Aubrieta olympica[3]
Aubrieta parviflora[3]
Aubrieta pinardii[3]
Aubrieta scardica[3]
Aubrieta scyria[3]
Aubrieta thessala[3]
Aubrieta vulcanica[3]

+35 synonymous species

Cultivars

The following cultivars, of mixed or uncertain parentage, are recipients of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-

'Argenteovariegata' [4]
'Aureovariegata'[5]
'Doctor Mules'[6]
'Red Cascade'[7]

References

Koch, Marcus A.; Karl, Robert; German, Dmitry A. (January 2017). "Underexplored biodiversity of Eastern Mediterranean biota: systematics and evolutionary history of the genus (Brassicaceae)". Annals of Botany. 119 (1): 39–57. doi:10.1093/aob/mcw204. PMC 5218375. PMID 27941091.
The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersley Ltd., London, 1996, ISBN 0751304360 p.155
The Plant List
"Aubrieta 'Argenteovaariegata'". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
"Aubrieta 'Aureovariegata'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
"Aubrieta 'Doctor Mules'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
"Aubrieta 'Red Cascade'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.