Common names:
Sweet alyssum, sweet alison
Family:
Scientific name:
Lobularia maritima
Main flower color:
Range:
Most of the UK; least common in Ireland and north Scotland. An introduced species
Height:
Up to 20 cm
Habitat:
Beach margins, roadsides, hedgebanks
Flowers:
Four unnotched white petals, around 3 mm long, a greenish pistil, and six stamens topped by yellow anthers. Flowers are arranged in dense, compact clusters, initially spherical then somewhat elongated
Fruit:
Hairy, obovate, long-stalked pods
Leaves:
Greyish-green, narrowly obovate, untoothed, sparsely covered by appressed hairs
Season:
June to October
Rarity:
★★★★★
