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Internal ID UUID6440217cddc01664163191
Scientific name Iberis amara
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 649 (1753)

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Iberis amara, commonly known as wild candytuft, rocket candytuft, and bitter candytuft, is a species of flowering plant in the Brassicaceae family. It is native to Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland, but has been introduced to numerous other locations. It grows best in warm, sunny conditions, in high-calcium soil. It is an annual plant, typically 10-30 cm tall, with branched stems, and leaves scattered along their lengths. The inflorescence is a lax racemose corymb, bearing 10-30 flowers, each 1 cm across, with four petals, white or pale violet in wild-type individuals, and deeper shades of pink, violet, or fuchsia in cultivated varieties. The fruit are suborbicular siliculae, 5-7 mm in diameter, with deeply notched apices, and reddish-brown seeds about 3 mm long.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Thlaspi amarum Crantz Stirp. Austr. Fasc. 1: 26 (1762)
Biauricula amara Bubani Fl. Pyren. 3: 225 (1901)
Biauricula panduriformis Bubani Fl. Pyren. 3: 224 (1901)
Biauricula resedifolia Bubani Fl. Pyren. 3: 223 (1901)
Crucifera iberis E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 6: 162 (1902)
Iberis affinis Jord. Cat. Jard. Dijon : 25 (1848)
Iberis apricorum Giraudias Feuille Jeunes Naturalistes 6: 103 (1876)
Iberis arvatica Jord. Diagn. Esp. Nouv. : 288 (1864)
Iberis bicolor Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. : 659 (1832)
Iberis bicorymbifera Gren. & Godr. Fl. France 1: 141 (1847)
Iberis crenata Lam. Encycl. 3: 213 (1789)
Iberis decipiens Jord. Diagn. Esp. Nouv. : 289 (1864)
Iberis forestieri Jord. Index Seminum (GR, Gratianopolis) 1849: 21 (1849)
Iberis martinii Timb.-Lagr. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 30(Rev. Bibliogr.): 186 (1883)
Iberis montolivensis Timb.-Lagr. Bull. Soc. Sci. Phys. Nat. Toulouse 1: 375 (1873)
Iberis pinetorum Pau Not. Bot. Fl. Españ. 1: 21 (1887)
Iberis ruficaulis Lej. Fl. Spa ii. 58.
Iberis sabauda Puget Bull. Soc. Bot. France 13: clxxv (1867)
Iberis serotina Sennen Le Monde des Plantes 1930, xxxi. No. 185, 31, in obs., nomen.
Iberis vinetorum Pau Not. Bot. Fl. Españ. 1: 21 (1887)
Iberis resedifolia Pourr. ex Timb.-Lagr. Bull. Soc. Sci. Phys. Nat. Toulouse 2 : 58 1869
Iberis latifolia Pourr. ex Timb.-Lagr. Bull. Soc. Sci. Phys. Nat. Toulouse 2 : 43 1869
Iberis amara subsp. forestieri (Jord.) Heywood Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 69: 61 1964
Iberis resedifolia Pourr.
Iberis panduriformis Pourr. Mém. Acad. Sci. Toulouse 3: 320 (1788)
Iberis latifolia Pourr. not listed
Iberis amara subsp. amara L.
Iberis contracta subsp. vinetorum (Pau) M.B.Crespo & Mateo Cat. Flor. Prov. Teruel : 177 (1990)
Iberis ciliata subsp. vinetorum (Pau) Mateo & M.B.Crespo Fl. Abrev. Comun. Valenciana : 430 (1995)
Iberis linifolia var. vinetorum (Pau) O.Bolòs & Vigo Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat., Secc. Bot. 38(1): 76 (1974)

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Language Common/alternative name
English annual candytuft
English wild candytuft
Czech iberka hořká
Welsh beryn chwerw
German bittere schleifenblume
German bittere scheifenblume
Estonian mõru ibeeris
Finnish katkerasaippo
French iberis amer
Upper Sorbian hórka seklička
Norwegian Bokmål prydsløyfe
Dutch bittere scheefbloem
Polish ubiorek gorzki
Slovak iberka horká
Swedish blomsteriberis
Chinese 珍珠球
Chinese 蜂室花
Chinese 屈曲花

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Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment.

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • Eastern Asia
      • Korea
    • Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan
    • Russian Far East
      • Primorye
    • Western Asia
      • Iraq
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • Bangladesh
      • India
      • West Himalaya
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • Central European Russia
      • Krym
      • South European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Great Britain
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Bulgaria
      • Italy
      • Romania
    • Southwestern Europe
      • France
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • Nova Scotia
      • Ontario
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Michigan
      • New York
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina South
    • Western South America
      • Ecuador

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000728768
UNII TBZ1B2214O
Canadensys 4056
USDA Plants IBAM
Tropicos 4101312
INPN 103415
Flora of Italy 1579
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324660-2
The Plant List kew-2859697
PFAF Iberis amara
Open Tree Of Life 299720
Observations.org 6892
NCBI Taxonomy 190884
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000002840
Nature Serve 2.148182
IPNI 324660-2
iNaturalist 164027
GBIF 5377163
EPPO IBEAM
EOL 583871
Elurikkus 5223
USDA GRIN 19648
Wikipedia Iberis_amara
CMAUP NPO16511

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_900406375.1 ASM90040637v1 Scaffold MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH 2019-06-15 20.0x 344.51 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

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Nutraceuticals and Pain Disorders of the Gut–Brain Interaction in Infants and Children: A Narrative Review and Practical Insights Salvatore S, Carlino M, Sestito S, Concolino D, Agosti M, Pensabene L Nutrients 25-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10856962
doi:10.3390/nu16030349
PMID:38337634
Eco-friendly approaches to phytochemical production: elicitation and beyond Jalota K, Sharma V, Agarwal C, Jindal S Nat Prod Bioprospect 10-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10776560
doi:10.1007/s13659-023-00419-7
PMID:38195902
Vicia faba SV channel VfTPC1 is a hyperexcitable variant of plant vacuole Two Pore Channels Lu J, Dreyer I, Dickinson MS, Panzer S, Jaślan D, Navarro-Retamal C, Geiger D, Terpitz U, Becker D, Stroud RM, Marten I, Hedrich R eLife 22-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10665017
doi:10.7554/eLife.86384
PMID:37991833
Recent Advances in the Application of Cucurbitacins as Anticancer Agents Zieniuk B, Pawełkowicz M Metabolites 14-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10608718
doi:10.3390/metabo13101081
PMID:37887406
Pseudanthia in angiosperms: a review Baczyński J, Claßen-Bockhoff R Ann Bot 21-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10583202
doi:10.1093/aob/mcad103
PMID:37478306
Developing Sustainable Agriculture Systems in Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Production by Using Chitosan and Chitin-Based Biostimulants Sun W, Shahrajabian MH, Petropoulos SA, Shahrajabian N Plants (Basel) 28-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10346470
doi:10.3390/plants12132469
PMID:37447031
Plant Glucosinolate Content and Host-Plant Preference and Suitability in the Small White Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) and Comparison with Another Specialist Lepidopteran Badenes-Pérez FR Plants (Basel) 29-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10255426
doi:10.3390/plants12112148
PMID:37299126
TCP Transcription Factors in Plant Reproductive Development: Juggling Multiple Roles Viola IL, Gonzalez DH Biomolecules 26-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10216028
doi:10.3390/biom13050750
PMID:37238620
Research trends in the field of the gut-brain interaction: Functional dyspepsia in the spotlight – An integrated bibliometric and science mapping approach Zhang T, Zhang B, Ma X, Zhang J, Wei Y, Wang F, Tang X Front Neurosci 08-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10035075
doi:10.3389/fnins.2023.1109510
PMID:36968499
Advances in Research on the Regulation of Floral Development by CYC-like Genes Chai Y, Liu H, Chen W, Guo C, Chen H, Cheng X, Chen D, Luo C, Zhou X, Huang C Curr Issues Mol Biol 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10047570
doi:10.3390/cimb45030131
PMID:36975501
Optimization of ultrasonic Bath and cold plasma pre‐treatments in the spearmint essential oil isolation process Moradi‐Sadr J, Ebadi M, Ayyari M, Ghomi H Food Sci Nutr 11-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC10084965
doi:10.1002/fsn3.3224
PMID:37051368
Cucurbitacins as potential anticancer agents: new insights on molecular mechanisms Varela C, Melim C, Neves BG, Sharifi-Rad J, Calina D, Mamurova A, Cabral C J Transl Med 31-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9805216
doi:10.1186/s12967-022-03828-3
PMID:36585670
A double-blind randomized clinical trial of Dracocephalum kotschyi Boiss. in the patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome Heydari P, Ghanadian M, Asghari G, Azimi M, Babaeian M, Adibi P Res Pharm Sci 24-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9951779
doi:10.4103/1735-5362.363599
PMID:36846732
Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Brassicaceae-Derived Phytochemicals: In Vitro and In Vivo Evidence for a Putative Role in the Prevention and Treatment of IBD Cicio A, Serio R, Zizzo MG Nutrients 21-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9824272
doi:10.3390/nu15010031
PMID:36615689
Metabolic engineering of cucurbitacins in Cucurbita pepo hairy roots Almeida A, Dong L, Thorsen TH, Raadam MH, Khakimov B, Carreno-Quintero N, Kampranis SC, Bak S Front Plant Sci 05-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9760960
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.1021907
PMID:36544867

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9R,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-hydroxy-9-[3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxymethyl]-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid 162976962 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)COC(=O)C=CC6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C 618.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85096-A
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cucurbitacins
(8S,9R,10R,13R,14S,16R,17R)-17-[(E,2R)-2,6-dihydroxy-6-methyl-3-oxohept-4-en-2-yl]-16-hydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-3,11-dioxo-8,10,12,15,16,17-hexahydro-7H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-2-olate 25245009 Click to see CC1(C2=CCC3C4(CC(C(C4(CC(=O)C3(C2C=C(C1=O)[O-])C)C)C(C)(C(=O)C=CC(C)(C)O)O)O)C)C 513.60 unknown via CMAUP database
[(E,6S)-6-[(8S,9R,10R,13R,14S,16R,17R)-2,16-dihydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-3,11-dioxo-8,10,12,15,16,17-hexahydro-7H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-oxohept-3-en-2-yl] acetate 5352013 Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C=CC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3C=C(C(=O)C4(C)C)O)C)C)C)O)O 556.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.3891/ACTA.CHEM.SCAND.16-0649
[6-(2,16-dihydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-3,11-dioxo-8,10,12,15,16,17-hexahydro-7H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl)-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-oxohept-3-en-2-yl] acetate 2887 Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C=CC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3C=C(C(=O)C4(C)C)O)C)C)C)O)O 556.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.3891/ACTA.CHEM.SCAND.16-0649
Cucurbitacin E 5281319 Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C=CC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3C=C(C(=O)C4(C)C)O)C)C)C)O)O 556.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50112A015
https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(77)84014-4
Cucurbitacin I 5281321 Click to see CC1(C2=CCC3C4(CC(C(C4(CC(=O)C3(C2C=C(C1=O)O)C)C)C(C)(C(=O)C=CC(C)(C)O)O)O)C)C 514.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP50112A015
Cucurbitacin J 441819 Click to see CC1(C2=CCC3C4(CC(C(C4(CC(=O)C3(C2C=C(C1=O)O)C)C)C(C)(C(=O)CC(C(C)(C)O)O)O)O)C)C 532.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins / Cucurbitacin glycosides
2-(Hexopyranosyloxy)-16,20-dihydroxy-9,10,14-trimethyl-1,11,22-trioxo-4,9-cyclo-9,10-secocholesta-2,5,23-trien-25-yl acetate 301265 Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C=CC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3C=C(C(=O)C4(C)C)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C)O)O 718.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85096-A
Colocynthin 54584209 Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C=CC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3C=C(C(=O)C4(C)C)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C)O)O 718.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85096-A
cucurbitacin I 2-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside 6441519 Click to see CC1(C2=CCC3C4(CC(C(C4(CC(=O)C3(C2C=C(C1=O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)(C(=O)C=CC(C)(C)O)O)O)C)C 676.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85096-A
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glucosinolates / Alkylglucosinolates
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1Z)-3-(2,3,4,5,6-pentadeuteriophenyl)-N-sulfooxypropanimidothioate 11611665 Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCC(=NOS(=O)(=O)O)SC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 428.50 unknown via CMAUP database
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1Z)-4-[(S)-methylsulfinyl]-N-sulfooxybutanimidothioate 92212907 Click to see CS(=O)CCCC(=NOS(=O)(=O)O)SC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O 423.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0100800
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1E)-4-methylsulfinyl-N-sulfooxybutanimidothioate 15560239 Click to see CS(=O)CCCC(=NOS(=O)(=O)O)SC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O 423.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0100800
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 4-methylsulfinyl-N-sulfooxybutanimidothioate 4479897 Click to see CS(=O)CCCC(=NOS(=O)(=O)O)SC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O 423.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP0100800
Glucoiberin 9548622 Click to see CS(=O)CCCC(=NOS(=O)(=O)O)SC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O 423.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Phenolic glycosides
Melilotoside 5280759 Click to see C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 326.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organosulfur compounds / Sulfoxides
3-[(S)-methylsulfinyl]propan-1-amine 51534039 Click to see CS(=O)CCCN 121.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86697-2
3-Methanesulfinylpropan-1-amine 21259994 Click to see CS(=O)CCCN 121.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86697-2
> Organosulfur compounds / Thioethers / Dialkylthioethers
3-Methylthiopropylamine 77743 Click to see CSCCCN 105.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86697-2
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
2-Hydroxycinnamic acid, (2E)- 637540 Click to see C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O)O 164.16 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives
Coumarin 323 Click to see C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O2 146.14 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Isorhamnetin 5281654 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O 316.26 unknown via CMAUP database
Kaempferol 5280863 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O 286.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Morin 5281670 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1O)O)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O 302.23 unknown via CMAUP database
Quercetin 5280343 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O)O 302.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
Astragalin 5282102 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O 448.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Hyperoside 5281643 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O 464.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Isoquercetin 5280804 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O 464.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Quercitrin 5280459 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O 448.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Trifolin 5282149 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O 448.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
Kaempferol 3,7-diglucoside 6325460 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O 610.50 unknown via CMAUP database
kaempferol 7-O-glucoside 10095180 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O 448.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 3-O-methylated flavonoids
3-Methoxyluteolin 5280681 Click to see COC1=C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O 316.26 unknown via CMAUP database

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