Sweet Alyssum (Alyssum maritimum) whole plant, Spain

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low, matting, short-lived perennial herb of the mustard family (Brassicaceae), native to the Mediterranean region. Sweet alyssum is widely grown for its honey-sweet, small, clustered, white, four-petaled flowers. The narrow, gray-green leaves are untoothed and usually bear many silvery hairs.

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