Hesperis matronalis
Damask Violet, Dame's Violet
Other regional names: Dames Rocket +1 more
- Dames Rocket
- Dames Violet
Also known as: Hesperis adenosepala Borbás +11 more
- Hesperis adenosepala Borbás
- Hesperis adenosepala Borbás ex Murr
- Hesperis alba J.S.Muell.
- Hesperis candida Kit. ex Schulzer et al.
- 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
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Brassicaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a biennial or perennial.
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Hesperis matronalis (commonly known as Damask-violet or Dame's-violet) is a biennial or perennial herbaceous plant within the Brassicaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia and Europe. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, North Caucasus, Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Argentina South, Arkansas, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Central European Russia, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, Falkland Is., Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Sweden, Switzerland, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms