Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Unnamed spotting

Description:

Very Small white flowers. Clumps of 10 to 15 flowers together at at end of stem. Altering long slender leaves. Yellow tipped anthers.

Habitat:

Very low to the ground. In dry soil fully exposed to sun. Near pathway.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago
Sweet Alyssum
Lobularia maritima Lobularia maritima


Sign in to suggest organism ID

2 Comments

Hello, you have received an ID suggestion which 3 people agree. Please review and edit your spotting to include the provided information. When the scientific name is added, this spotting will be removed from the unidentified list :)

ktronboll
ktronboll 11 years ago

Good description and photos! For plants, a close-up of the leaves can really help with identification. I think this might be Watercress (Nasturtium officinale), but more likely Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima). Look it up (calflora.org is a good resource), and see what you think!

EmilyVia
Spotted by
EmilyVia

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Mar 7, 2013
Submitted on Mar 7, 2013

Spotted for Mission

Nearby Spottings

Spotting Brown garden snail Yellow Jacket Spotting
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team