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Pale madwort

Alyssum alyssoides

Description:

Hairy annual or biennial herb producing stems which grow upright or lie along the ground to a maximum length of 30 to 40 centimeters. It produces white or cream-colored flowers with small petals a few millimeters long. The fruit is a hairy capsule up to half a centimeter long containing seeds which are winged and have an embryonic root already present.

Habitat:

Path margin in a pine tree and Holm oak forest

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arlanda
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arlanda

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Spotted on Apr 18, 2013
Submitted on May 19, 2013

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