Hornungia procumbens(L.) Hayek

prostrate hutchinsia

WFO wfo-0000724776 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Hornungia procumbens, photographed by Matt Berger
fig. a Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-03-16 / obs. 183207214
Hornungia procumbens, photographed by Konstantin Grebennikov
fig. b Konstantin Grebennikov, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 132198311
Hornungia procumbens, photographed by Jim Morefield
fig. c Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 54285087
Hornungia procumbens, photographed by Adam J. Searcy
fig. d Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 32464420
Hornungia procumbens, photographed by Sula Vanderplank
fig. e Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 184381823
Hornungia procumbens, photographed by Matt Berger
fig. f Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 183204307
Hornungia procumbens, photographed by Matt Berger
fig. g Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 140078208
Hornungia procumbens, photographed by Martin Purdy
fig. h Martin Purdy, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 160746586

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Native range 45 botanical countries

Regions where Hornungia procumbens is native: Algeria, Canary Is., Egypt, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Altay, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Palestine, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, East Himalaya, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Austria, Baleares, Corse, East European Russia, France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine AlgeriaEgyptLibyaMoroccoTunisiaAfghanistanAltayCyprusIranIraqKazakhstanKirgizstanLebanon-SyriaMongoliaNorth CaucasusPalestineTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanXinjiangEast HimalayaPakistanWest HimalayaAustriaCorseEast European RussiaFranceGreeceItalyKritiKrymNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwitzerlandUkraine Canary Is.MadeiraBalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Hornungia procumbens, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Austria AUT EUROPE
Baleares BAL
Corse COR
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Greece GRC
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Switzerland SWI
Ukraine UKR
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Altay ALT
Cyprus CYP
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
Mongolia MON
North Caucasus NCS
Palestine PAL
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
Xinjiang CHX
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Canary Is. CNY
Egypt EGY
Libya LBY
Madeira MDR
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN
East Himalaya EHM ASIA-TROPICAL
Pakistan PAK
West Himalaya WHM

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 70 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Bursa procumbens (L.) Kuntze
  • Capsella australasica F.Muell. ex Hannaford
  • Capsella elliptica C.A.Mey.
  • Capsella pauciflora W.D.J.Koch
  • Capsella procumbens (L.) Fr.
  • Capsella procumbens var. davidsonii Munz
  • Capsella procumbens var. integrifolia (DC.) Rupr.
  • Capsella puberula Rupr.
  • Crucifera procumbens (L.) E.H.L.Krause
  • Draba pumila St.-Lag.
  • Draba pumilio R.Br. ex DC.
  • Draba tenuis Barnéoud
  • Hornungia pauciflora (W.D.J.Koch) Soldano, F.Conti, Banfi & Galasso
  • Hornungia procumbens var. revelieri (Jord.) B.Bock
  • Hornungia puberula (Rupr.) D.A.German
  • Hornungia revelierei (Jord.) Soldano, F.Conti, Banfi & Galasso
  • Hornungia revelierei subsp. sommieri (Pamp.) C.Brullo, Brullo & Giusso
  • Hutchinsia chinensis Steud.
  • Hutchinsia diffusa Jord.
  • Hutchinsia loretii Jord. ex Nyman
  • Hutchinsia maritima Jord.
  • Hutchinsia pauciflora (W.D.J.Koch) Bertol.
  • Hutchinsia pauciflora Cabanes
  • Hutchinsia perpusilla Hemsl.

and 46 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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