Flower: Small, white, four-petaled flowers that bloom from late spring to fall in racemes.
Leaves: Narrow, lance-shaped, grey-green leaves covered with fine hairs.
Stems: Erect, slender, and hairy, growing up to 60 cm tall.
Growing Environment: It prefers sunny locations with dry, gravelly or sandy, nutrient poor soils. It is generally found in waste sites, roadside ditches, pastures, meadows, and rangelands.
Growth Habit: A short-lived perennial or biennial herb that grows upright and forms loose clumps. It spreads primarily by seed and can quickly colonize disturbed areas. In situ, hoary alyssum often forms scattered patches of greyish-green foliage with small white flowers.
