Taxon: Erysimum capitatum (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene var. purshii (Durand) Rollins

Summary

Genus:

Erysimum

Family:

Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)

Tribe:

Erysimeae

Nomen number:

320353

Place of publication:

Cruciferae cont. N. Amer. 482. 1993

Verified:

07/14/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (2 active, 2 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Erysimum capitatum (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene (12 active accession[s])
Erysimum capitatum (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene var. angustatum (Greene) Rossbach (0 active accession[s])
Erysimum capitatum (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene var. capitatum (3 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Erysimum asperum (Nutt.) DC. var. purshii Durand

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cheiranthus nivalis Greene
Erysimum nivale (Greene) Rydb.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

CONABIO. Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad en Mexico. Sistema Integrado de Información Taxonómica (SIIT) (on-line resource).
Rollins, R. C. 1993. The Cruciferae of continental North America

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah

Native
Northern America

NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, Utah]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Coahuila de Zaragoza, Nuevo León, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, México, Puebla, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

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=320353. Accessed 14 April 2026.