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:
8 (8  active, 5  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cheiranthus cheiri L.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. Note: = Cheiranthus cheiri
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1399.
  7. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  8. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  9. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  10. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  11. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  12. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  13. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  14. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  15. Pajaujis Anonis, D. 1993. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery.
  16. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  17. Polatschek, A. 1979. Die Arten der Gattung Erysimum auf der Iberischen Halbinsel. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 82:330.
  18. Polatschek, A. 1994. Nomenklatorischer Beitrag zur Gattung Erysimum (Brassicaceae). Phyton (Horn) 34:191.
  19. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishwallflower  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Frenchgiroflée  2Pajaujis Anonis, D. 1993. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery.
Frenchrevenelle as Cheiranthus cheiri2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. Note: = Cheiranthus cheiri
Frenchvélard  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1399.
GermanGoldlack  2Pajaujis Anonis, D. 1993. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery.
Italianviolacciocca as Cheiranthus cheiri2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. Note: = Cheiranthus cheiri
Japanese Rōmajinioi-araseitō  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Swedishgyllenlack  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
2Cultivated    widely cult.Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
4NaturalizedAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeUkraineKrym Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece w.Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyJalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesJalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaYukon FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorTungurahua Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
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)

Reference(s)
  1. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  2. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  3. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  4. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  5. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
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 oilsas Cheiranthus cheiriCraker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. Note: = Cheiranthus cheiri
Materialsessential oilsthough seldom used, 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. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=318992. Accessed 12 May 2026.