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Globe candytuft

Iberis umbellata

Also called Garden Candytuft, Annual Candytuft

Globe candytuft
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
S. Europe
Climate
temperate

About

Iberis umbellata, common name garden candytuft or globe candytuft, is a herbaceous annual flowering plant of the genus Iberis and the family Brassicaceae.

Where it grows

This species is native to the Mediterranean region. It is present in most of Europe, especially along the coasts, from Spain to Greece and in northern America.

Other Iberis plants

Annual candytuft · Gibraltar candytuft · Candytuft · Iberis saxatilis · Evergreen candytuft · Candytuft

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Iberis umbellata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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