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Hesperis matronalis L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnaeus, C. von. Sp. Pl. 2: 663. (1753).

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Brassicales
family
Brassicaceae
genus
Hesperis
species
Hesperis matronalis

Name

Synonyms
Hesperis adenosepala Borbás
Hesperis adenosepala Borbás ex Murr
Hesperis alba J.S.Muell.
Hesperis candida Kit. ex Schulzer et al.
Hesperis cilicica Siehe
Hesperis cilicica Siehe ex Bornm.
Hesperis matronalis subsp. candida Thell.
Hesperis matronalis subsp. sibirica Hayek
Hesperis matronalis var. hortensis DC.
Hesperis matronalis var. matronalis
Hesperis matronalis var. nivea (Baumgartner) Preissm.
Hesperis oblongipetala Borbás ex Murr
Hesperis umbrosa Herbich
Homonyms
Hesperis matronalis L.
Common names
Aftenstjerne in Danish
Aftenstjerne in Danish
Artengruppe Gewöhnliche Nachtviole in German
Bimoshkodawaan in Ojibwa
Croes yr Hwyr in Welsh
Damask violet in English
Damask-violet in English
Damask-violet in English
Damastbloem in Dutch
Damastbloem in Dutch
Dame's-Violet in English
Dame's-violet in English
Dame's-violet in English
Dames Rocket in English
Dames Rocket in English
Dames Violet in English
Dames Violet in English
Dames rocket in English
Dames rocket in English
Dis in Welsh
Disawr in Welsh
Esperide in Italian
Esperide in Italian
Esperide in Italian
Feascarlus in Irish
Frenk menekşesi in Turkish
Garten-Nachtviole in German
Gemeine Nachtviole in German
Gemeine Nachtviole in German
Gemeine Nachtviole in German
Gewöhnliche Nachtviole in German
Gewöhnliche Nachtviole in German
Gewöhnliche Nachtviole in German
Gewöhnliche Nachtviole in German
Hvid julerose in Danish
Héspere in Portuguese
Jomfru i det grønne in Danish
Juliana-dos-jardins in Portuguese
Julienne des dames in French
Julienne des dames in French
Julienne des dames in French
Julienne des dames, Giroflée des dames in French
Julros in Swedish
Jungfrun i det gröna in Swedish
Kvapioji vakarutė in Lithuanian
Kvapioji vakarutė in Lithuanian
Mother-of-the-evening in English
Mother-of-the-evening in English
Nachtviole in German
Nachtviole in German

Bibliographic References

  1. Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q136766546
  2. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021bxk), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=HEMA3
  4. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
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