Sweet Alison
Sweet Alison - Lobularia maritima
Alternative names
Alyssum
Description
Short spreading plant, with pointed untoothed leaves. Flowers white, 5 to 6 mm, sweetly scented, petals not notched, in dense clusters at first, but elongating in fruit.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Rocky and sandy places, waste ground usually as an escape from cultivation, and often close to habitation.
When to see it
Flowers June to September.
Life History
Annual.
UK Status
A widespread casual escape from cultivation in Britain.
VC55 Status
Occasional as a casual escape from cultivation in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 18 of the 617 tetrads.
Graham Calow
Witherley
18 June 2015
Graham Calow
Witherley
18 June 2015
Graham Calow
Witherley
18 June 2015
David Nicholls
Ratby
26 April 2023
Saharima Roenisch
Clarendon Park
16 September 2020
Saharima Roenisch
Leicester, Ashfield Road (pavement)
19 July 2019
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
Enter a town or village to see local records
MAP KEY:
Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured squares = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020
UK Map
Additional images
