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Matthiola longipetala (Night-scented Stock) |
Matthiola longipetala (BRASSICACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Matthiola longipetala(Vent.) DC.
Published in Reg. Veg. Syst. Nat. 2: 174 (1821) | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : | Brassicaceae
Juss. (=Cruciferae) (The Mustard or Cress Family)
47 species from the Brassicaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Night-scented Stock, Evening Scent | Maltese name(s) : | Giżi ta' lejl | Status for Malta : | Casual or accidental alien species introduced in Malta rather recently and which is short-lived or resticted in small populations for a short time without becoming widespread. | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce
Rare Very rare Extinct
| Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: CHAMEOPHYTE (dwarf or small shrubs)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) | Red List (1989) : | Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Apr-Jun | Colour of Flowers: | Pink or Violet |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Escapee in roadsides, footpaths, wasteground and areas close to its source of cultivation. |
Botanical Description: |
Annual, rarely overwintering, up to 50 cm. Lower leaves sinuate-dentate to pinnatifid. Lower pedicels not more than 3 mm in fruit. Sepals 8-12 mm; petals 15-25 x 2-7 mm; nectaries filiform. Siliqua 50-150 x 1-2(-2.5) mm, cylindrical; horns 2-10 mm. |
Distributional range: |
C. & S. Greece, S. Aegean region |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
Greece, Introduced in Russia and former USSR |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
AE Ag Cy Eg Gr IJ Li LS Ma Sn Tn Tu(A) [Cs Es Hu La Lt Mo Rf Rm Uk(K U)] |
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