Hello from Massachusetts. This plant was blooming in the mid summer.
It was a volunteer, but we have no recollection of planting it in the
garden before. The nearby gardens have many herbs. The flowers and
foliage have no notable fragrance or flavor. The plant was growing
out from under a container of mixed herby plants, basically in the
cracks of the pavement. The height
was in the range of 12" to 18". The inflorescense was about 1 inch
across.

hopefully these links work to show you three photos:

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...04573528WekfqF

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...04573528XrzcaZ

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...04573528hDJFAv

Thanks, Happy New Year

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Hello from Massachusetts. This plant was blooming in the mid summer.
It was a volunteer, but we have no recollection of planting it in the
garden before. The nearby gardens have many herbs. The flowers and
foliage have no notable fragrance or flavor. The plant was growing
out from under a container of mixed herby plants, basically in the
cracks of the pavement. The height
was in the range of 12" to 18". The inflorescense was about 1 inch
across.

hopefully these links work to show you three photos:

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...04573528WekfqF

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...04573528XrzcaZ

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...04573528hDJFAv


It reminds me a lot of Berteroa incana (hoary alyssum), but the leaves
don't look to have the right texture (though it is hard to tell exactly from
your pictures).

Leaf texture is somewhat variable, though, especially when the plant is growing
in an area with a steady supply of moisture. (Compare, for instance, the
bottom right-hand photo to the other pictures found he

http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_s...ges/befin.html



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On Jan 1, 5:41 am, Pat Kiewicz wrote:
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It reminds me a lot of Berteroa incana (hoary alyssum), but the leaves
don't look to have the right texture (though it is hard to tell exactly from
your pictures).

Leaf texture is somewhat variable, though, especially when the plant is growing
in an area with a steady supply of moisture. (Compare, for instance, the
bottom right-hand photo to the other pictures found he

http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_s...um/pages/befin....

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Pat
That looks like a pretty good match. The flower/leaf combination
is better than any I found! There are sure a lot of plants in the
Brassicaceae family! I have not seen this plant (not in CA) so
the photos look good to me. Are there other species of Berteroa
that you know of? ( I couldn't find any)
good work and HNY
Emilie