Sweet Alyssum
Lobularia maritima
- Found in India
- Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh & more
How to identify Sweet Alyssum
Identify Sweet Alyssum by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Dense fragrant clusters of tiny white flowers (sweet alyssum).
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Haryana and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Brassicaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sweet Alyssum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lobularia maritima
- Genus
- Lobularia
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Found in India
- Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The leaves are 1–4 cm long and 3–5 mm, broad, alternate, sessile, quite hairy, oval to lanceolate, with an entire margin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The leaves are 1–4 cm long and 3–5 mm, broad, alternate, sessile, quite hairy, oval to lanceolate, with an entire margin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- EntirerecordedA smooth, unbroken edge with no teeth or notches.“The leaves are 1–4 cm long and 3–5 mm, broad, alternate, sessile, quite hairy, oval to lanceolate, with an entire margin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The leaves are 1–4 cm long and 3–5 mm, broad, alternate, sessile, quite hairy, oval to lanceolate, with an entire margin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sweet Alyssum itself; the rest are typical of the Brassicaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sweet Alyssum itself; the rest are typical of the Brassicaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Sweet Alyssum
Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) is a species in the Brassicaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and 6 other states.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten.
Brassicaceae
Mustard family
Sweet Alyssum belongs to the Brassicaceae family.
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