Plant Name:
Alyssum, Sweet Alyssum
Latin Name:
Lobularia maritima
Plant Type:
Plant
Edible Part:
Leaves, Flowers
About
Alyssum is a genus of over a hundred species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. Like all members of the Brassica family, Alyssum contains goitrogens.