Ptilotrichum

Ptilotrichum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Ptilotrichum C.A.Mey.
Species:	P. canescens
Binomial name
Ptilotrichum canescens (DC.) C.A.Mey.
Varieties [1]
Ptilotrichum canescens var. canescens Ptilotrichum canescens var. elongatiformeA.L.Ebel
Synonyms [1]
Alyssum canescensDC. (1821), nom. cons. (basionym) Anodontea canescens(DC.) Sweet Stevenia canescens(DC.) D.A.German

Ptilotrichum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. ^[2] It includes a single species, Ptilotrichum canescens, a subshrub native to temperate Asia, which ranges from southern Siberia to northern China and the western Himalaya. ^[1]

Two varieties are accepted. ^[1]

• Ptilotrichum canescens var. canescens – southern Siberia to northern China and the western Himalaya
• Ptilotrichum canescens var. elongatiformeA.L.Ebel – Altai Mountains of southern Siberia

References

1. "Ptilotrichum canescens (DC.) C.A.Mey". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 27 July 2025.
2. "Ptilotrichum C.A.Mey. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 May 2021.