Alyssum saxatile L.
Alyssum saxatile L. var. compactum hort.
Aurinia saxatilis (L.) Desv.
Basket of gold
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5/11/2021 · Harpswell Historic Park, Harpswell Garden Club, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm) 
5/11/2021 · Harpswell Historic Park, Harpswell Garden Club, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Brassicales | Mustard, cabbage, caper, papaya, nasturtiums, many others; most produce mustard oil |
| Family | Brassicaceae | Mustards, cabbages |
| Genus | Aurinia | |
| Species | saxatilis | Growing among rocks, from saxum, “rock or stone” |
Aurinia saxatilis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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