| Accepted name: |
Hesperis matronalis L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Dame's Violet
Dame's Rocket
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| French names: |
Julienne des dames
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Capparales
Family: Brassicaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HHESMA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
B |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
In the 16th cent. it was also used as a medicinal plant, sometimes the seed oil was used for cooking(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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