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Alyssum

Alyssum sp.

Photo by Ava T-B
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Field Notes

Description:

Alyssum is a genus of about 100–170 species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. The genus comprises annual and perennial herbaceous plants or (rarely) small shrubs, growing to 10–100 cm tall, with oblong-oval leaves and yellow or white flowers (pink to purple in a few species).

Notes:

This low-growing plant smells sweet and it attracts a small wasp that parasitizes bad bugs so is good for the garden

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PublishedMarch 29, 2012

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