Common name
English: Sea Stock
German: Gebuchtete Levkoje
English: Sea Stock
German: Gebuchtete Levkoje
Kingdom: Plantae (2653)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)
Order: Capparales (35)
Family: Brassicaceae (32)(family description)
Genus: Matthiola (1)
Epithet: sinuata R.Br. (1)
Synonym: Cheiranthus muricatus Lam.
muricatus => having the surface covered with sharp points
sinuata => having a deep, wavy margin
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, violet