Hesperis matronalis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Hesperis matronalis L.

Dame's rocket, Dames rocket, Rocket

2019 Bob Sweatt

2007 Louis-M. Landry

2002 Jennifer Forman

2001 Nick Kurzenko

Hesperis matronalis is a biennial or perennial herb that is not native to California.


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Genus:	Hesperis
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Hesperis matronalis from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (HEMA3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/29/2023).