




Berteroa incana
Hoary alyssum is a pretty plant with soft, grayish leaves and small white flowers. It grows in many places and can be found blooming in the summer, making it a lovely sight in gardens and fields.
Habitat: Grasslands
The hoary alyssum has many small, four-petaled white flowers clustered at the top of fuzzy, grey-green stems. Its narrow, lance-shaped leaves are also covered in fine, star-shaped hairs, giving the plant a soft, frosted appearance.





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Danger
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Hoary alyssum can make horses sick if they eat too much!
It often pops up in sunny places like roadsides and fields!
Its fuzzy leaves look like frost, even on hot days!
Its scientific name means 'hoary mustard', but it's not a true alyssum!
Hoary alyssum has tiny star-shaped hairs on its leaves that help it store water and deter hungry plant-eaters.
This plant can produce thousands of small seeds that scatter widely, helping it quickly colonize new open areas.
Hoary alyssum has a strong taproot that helps it survive in dry, poor soils where other plants struggle.
Apis mellifera
Its tiny flowers provide nectar and pollen.
Pieris rapae
Caterpillars sometimes feed on its leaves.
Bombus impatiens
Bumblebees visit its small white blossoms.
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
Describes organisms capable of converting atmospheric nitrogen into compounds usable by plants.
Ornamental plants are cultivated primarily for their aesthetic appeal, enhancing landscapes and gardens with their attractive foliage, flowers, or form.
Biennial plants complete their life cycle over two growing seasons, typically forming foliage in the first year and flowering/seeding in the second.
Summer blooming plants produce their flowers during the summer season, often providing vibrant color when many other plants have finished.
Drought-tolerant plants can survive and flourish in conditions with limited water availability.
Grassland habitats are terrestrial biomes dominated by grasses and herbaceous plants, supporting a variety of grazing animals.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
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Danger
1/5 · Very low
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30-80 cm
20-40 cm
0.3-0.5 cm
Summer to Fall
No
Moderate
Biennial
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