Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L.
Pale madwort
Species recognized by T Orrell (custodian), The Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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Small Alison produces small, pale yellow flowers, which often become whitish as they fade with age (7). The seeds are reddish-brown in colour. The greyish-green leaves measure between 6 and 30 (occasionally up to 40) mm in length, are oblong becoming narrower towards the base, forming a stalk (7). The genus name Alyssum and the common name Alison both originate from the description of a plant called 'alysson' as a cure for hiccups by the First Century AD Greek physician Dioscorides. Other early physicians thought that the plant was able to heal madness and rabies (4).
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