Hoary Alyssum

Hoary Alyssum

Berteroa incana (L.) DC.

Brassicaceae (Mustard Family)

▲ ▼ young plants

▲ ▼ mature plants

▲ ▼ flowers

▲ flower showing the four deeply notched petals

▲ fruit pods (silicles)

Hoary Alyssum:

winter or summer annual with white flowers with four deeply-notched petals per flower
oval, smooth-margined leaves and stems covered with hairs
found in cool-season annual crops, pastures and range
can be toxic to livestock
more common in northern part of Midwest, but found in Missouri