Aubrieta
| Aubrieta | |
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| Aubrieta deltoidea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Aubrieta Adans. (1763) |
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Aubrieta (often misspelled as Aubretia) is a genus of flowering plants in the cabbage family Brassicaceae.[1] The genus is named after Claude Aubriet, a French flower painter. It includes over 20 species native to southeastern Europe and Western Asia.[2] Some species have escaped from gardens 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.[3]
Species
23 species are accepted.[2]
- Aubrieta albanica F.K.Mey. & J.E.Mey.
- Aubrieta alshehbazii Dönmez, Uğurlu & M.A.Koch
- Aubrieta amasya Tunçkol & Al-Shehbaz
- Aubrieta anamasica Peșmen & Güner
- Aubrieta birolmutlui Dönmez, Uğurlu & Yüzb.
- Aubrieta canescens (Boiss.) Bornm.
- Aubrieta columnae Guss.
- Aubrieta deltoidea (L.) DC.
- Aubrieta edentula Boiss.
- Aubrieta ekimii Yüzb., Al-Shehbaz & M.Koch
- Aubrieta erubescens Griseb.
- Aubrieta glabrescens Turrill
- Aubrieta gracilis Spruner ex Boiss.
- Aubrieta x hybrida Hausskn.
- Aubrieta intermedia Heldr. & Orph. ex Boiss.
- Aubrieta libanotica Boiss. & Hohen.
- Aubrieta necmi-aksoyi Tunçkol, G.-Özkan & Al-Shehbaz
- Aubrieta olympica Boiss.
- Aubrieta parviflora Boiss.
- Aubrieta pinardii Boiss.
- Aubrieta scardica (Wettst.) Gustavsson
- Aubrieta scyria Halácsy
- Aubrieta thessala H.Boissieu
- Aubrieta vulcanica Hayek & Siehe
Cultivars
The following cultivars, of mixed or uncertain parentage, are recipients of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-
References
- ^ Koch, Marcus A.; Karl, Robert; German, Dmitry A. (January 2017). "Underexplored biodiversity of Eastern Mediterranean biota: systematics and evolutionary history of the genus Aubrieta (Brassicaceae)". Annals of Botany. 119 (1): 39–57. doi:10.1093/aob/mcw204. PMC 5218375. PMID 27941091.
- ^ a b "Aubrieta Adans". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersley Ltd., London, 1996, ISBN 0751304360 p.155
- ^ "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.