Sweet alyssum
Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv. [Brassicaceae]
Niwanazuna (ニワナズナ, 庭薺)
Life form: basically perennial (annual due to low temperature in Hokkaido)
Origin: native to the Mediterranean and Macaronesia (extotic to Japan)
Habitat: ruderal habitats escaped from gardening in the case of Japan
Synonyms
Clypeola maritima L.
Alyssum maritimum (L.) Lam.
Koniga maritima (L.) R. Br.
Lobularia maritima in Hokkaido
[Left] A whole plant. [Right] Close-up of flowers. At a parking lot along a radoside at East Ward (N24/E1) in the city of Sapporo on August 30, 2008.
References
- Field training on integrated environmental research 統合環境調査法実習
fauna and flora 出現種リスト