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dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
Hesperis matronalis is a herbaceous plant species in the mustard family, Brassicaceae. It has numerous common names, including dame's rocket, damask violet, dame's-violet, dames-wort, dame's gilliflower, night-scented gilliflower, queen's gilliflower, rogue's gilliflower, summer lilac, sweet rocket, mother-of-the-evening and winter gilliflower.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.347
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.348
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.349
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.347
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.346
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.345
Florum et coronariarum historia
Rembert Dodoens · 1568 · p.28
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.181
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47697.