Matthiola longipetala |
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evening stock, Matthiola longipetala, night-scented stock |
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Habit | Annuals; sparsely to moderately pubescent, (glandular papillae present or not). |
Stems | erect or ascending to decumbent, (1–)1.5–5(–6) dm, pubescent, (glandular or not). |
Basal leaves | not forming vegetative rosettes. |
Cauline leaves | petiole to 2 cm or (distal) sessile; blade linear-lanceolate to lanceolate or oblanceolate, (2–)3.5–8(–11) cm × 2–10(–20) mm (smaller distally), base attenuate to cuneate, margins usually pinnatisect to sinuate or dentate, rarely entire or subentire. |
Flowers | sepals narrowly oblong, (7–)8–11(–12.5) × 1–2 mm; petals usually purple, pink, yellow, or brown, rarely white, oblong to linear-lanceolate, (15–)18–23(–27) × 2–4(–5) mm, claw 7–13 mm, (margin crisped), apex subacute to obtuse; filaments 4–6 mm; anthers 2.5–3.5 mm. |
Fruiting pedicels | divaricate to divaricate-ascending, straight, (0.5–)1–2(–3) mm, nearly as thick as fruit. |
Fruits | ascending to divaricate or, rarely, descending, straight, terete, (2.5–)4–8.5(–10) cm × 1–2 mm; valves pubescent, (often glandular); style obsolete to 3 mm; stigma horns 2, straight or curved upward, sometimes reflexed, 2–8(–12) mm. |
Seeds | suborbicular to oblong or ovate, 1–2 × 0.8–1.2 mm; wing 0.1–0.2 mm. |
2n | = 14. |
Matthiola longipetala |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–Jun. |
Habitat | Roadsides, disturbed areas, waste grounds, fields |
Elevation | 700-1300 m (2300-4300 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA; TX; AB; ON; SK; Europe; c Asia; w Asia; n Africa [Introduced in North America; introduced also in Australia]
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Discussion | Matthiola longipetala is sporadically naturalized in North America and Australia. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 7, p. 254. |
Parent taxa | Brassicaceae > tribe Anchonieae > Matthiola |
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Synonyms | Cheiranthus longipetalus, Cheiranthus bicornis, M. bicornis, M. longipetala subsp. bicornis |
Name authority | (Ventenat) de Candolle: Syst. Nat. 2: 174. (1821) |
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