White Upright Mignonette

Description:

It is an annual or perennial herb growing up to a 1 m tall. The leaves are divided deeply into many narrow lobes. The inflorescence, which may take up most of the upper stem, is densely packed with many white flowers. Each flower has 5 or 6 petals, each of which is divided into 3 long, narrow lobes, making the raceme appear frilly. The fruit is a nearly rectangular four-angled capsule up to 1.4 cm in length.

Habitat:

I have found in between parking places. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it can be found in parts of the Americas and Australia as an introduced species.

Notes:

It is also cultivated as an ornamental plant for its spikelike racemes of fragrant white flowers.