Flowers; Corofin, Clare, Ireland; 8/2012 © Jörn Germer
Flower, side view; Corofin, Clare, Ireland; 8/2012 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Corofin, Clare, Ireland; 8/2012 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Corofin, Clare, Ireland; 8/2012 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 2125 Date of entry: 16.06.2013 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Dame’s rocket
German: Gewöhnliche Nachtviole
Kingdom: Plantae (2599)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2496)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2111)
Order: Capparales (32)
Family: Brassicaceae (31)(family description)
Genus: Hesperis (1)
Epithet: matronalis L. (1)
matronalis => of the married woman, dame, lady
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink, white
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