The article focuses on the proposal to reject the name Alyssum hyperboreum (Draba hyperborea, Schivereckia hyperborea) (Brassicaceae). Topics discussed include the name Alyssum hyperboreum was established by Linnaeus with a short description, and identity of Alyssum hyperboreum is uncertain and the plant is morphologically different from both Schivereckia podolica and Draba grandis.