Circa 1880s engraving showing several plants of the Alyssum genus (Alyssum montanum, Alyssum alpestre, Alyssum saxatile).

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Circa 1880s engraving showing several plants of the Alyssum genus (Alyssum montanum, Alyssum alpestre, Alyssum saxatile) from Prof Dr Thome's Flora of Germany. Alyssum is a genus of about 100-170 species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region.

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