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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Lobularia maritima
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lobularia maritima
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Lobularia maritima
COMMON NAME:
Sweet Alyssum
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_koma2_001_lvd
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Sam Pratt sbp_060421_image0
June Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp_060421_image1
June Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Lobularia maritima
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lobularia maritima
FAMILY
Brassicaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Lobularia maritima
4483
Forb
Annual/Perennial?
Habitat: Disturbed areas, lawns, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Leaves sessile
stamen
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Lavender, white
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
4 sepals
4 petals
6 stamens tetradynamous (2 short, 4 long)
Flowers in racemes
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Silicle
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