Berteroa incana

Common Name: 
hoary alyssum
Scientific Name: 
Berteroa incana (L.) DC.
Family Name: 
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) - Mustard Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced annual, biennial or short-lived perennial, reproducing by seed
Stems
upright or ascending, grayish-green, fine white hairs, branched near base and near top
Growth Habit of Hoary Alyssum
Growth Habit of Hoary Alyssum
Growth Habit of Hoary Alyssum
Growth Habit of Hoary Alyssum
Growth Habit of Hoary Alyssum
Leaves
alternate, lanceolate or oblong, sessile or short petioled, entire, fine white hairs
Leaves of Hoary Alyssum
Flowers
4-petaled, white, petals deeply notched; densely clustered terminal racemes at flowering, elongating after flowering and during pod formation
Flowers of Hoary Alyssum
Flowers of Hoary Alyssum
Seed Pods
oblong, hairy, beaked at tip
Seedpods of Hoary Alyssum