Common name
English: Sea Stock
German: Gebuchtete Levkoje
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2599)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2496)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2111)
Order: Capparales (32)
Family: Brassicaceae (31)(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
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, violet