Petrocallis

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Petrocallis
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Petrocallis pyrenaica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Petrocallis
W.T.Aiton
Species:
P. pyrenaica
Binomial name
Petrocallis pyrenaica
(L.) W.T.Aiton
Synonyms [1]
  • Crucifera petrocallisE.H.L.Krause
  • Draba pyrenaicaL. (1753) (basionym)
  • Draba rubraCrantz
  • Petrocallis pyrenaica var. pubescensVacc.
  • Zizzia pyrenaica(L.) Roth

Petrocallis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. [2] It includes a single species, Petrocallis pyrenaica, a subshrub native to subalpine regions in the Pyrenees, Alps, and Carpathian mountains of southern and east-central Europe. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Petrocallis pyrenaica (L.) W.T.Aiton". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. "Petrocallis W.T.Aiton | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 October 2025.