Lobularia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Brassicaceae
Tribus: Anastaticeae
Genus: Lobularia
Species: L. arabica – L. canariensis – L. libyca – L. maritima
Name

Lobularia Desv. J. Bot. Agric. 3: 162. (1815), nom. cons.

Type species: L. maritima (L.) Desv. J. Bot. Agric. 3: 162. (1815)

Synonyms

Homotypic
Aduseton Adans., Fam. 2: (23), 420. (1763) nom. rej. no species recorded.
Heterotypic
Koniga R.Br., Narr. Travels Africa [Denham & Clapperton] 214. (1826)
Octadenia R.Br. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Index Seminum [St.Petersburg (Petropolitanus)] 3: 41 (1836)

References

Desvaux, N.A. 1814. Journal de Botanique, Appliquée à l'Agriculture, à la Pharmacie, à la Médecine et aux Arts 3(4): 162. (publ. 1815)
International Plant Names Index. 2016. Lobularia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 4 2016.
Koch, M.A. et al. 2019. Lobularia in BrassiBase Tools and biological resources to study characters and traits in the Brassicaceae. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 16.
Warwick, S.I., Francis, A. & Al-Shehbaz, I.A. 2006. Brassicaceae: species checklist and database on CD-Rom. Plant Systematics and Evolution 259(2–4): 249–258. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-006-0422-0 ResearchGate Reference page.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Silberkräuter
English: Sweet Alyssum
suomi: Pielukset
日本語: ニワナズナ属

Lobularia is a genus of five species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, closely related to (and formerly often included in) the genus Alyssum. The genus is native to Macaronesia and the Mediterranean region, and comprises annuals and perennials growing to 10–40 cm (4–16 in) tall, with hairy oblong-oval leaves and clusters of cross-shaped (cruciform), fragrant white flowers.[1]

The name Lobularia derives from the Greek for a small pod, referring to the fruits.

Selected species

Lobularia canariensis
Lobularia libyca
Lobularia intermedia (syn. L. canariensis subsp. intermedia)
Lobularia marginata (syn. L. canariensis subsp. marginata)
Lobularia maritima

Cultivation and uses
Sweet Allysum -- Lobularia maritima

Lobularia maritima (sweet alyssum; syn. Alyssum maritimum) is a very popular garden plant; it has become widely naturalised throughout the temperate world.
References

RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.