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Dame's Rocket

Hesperis matronalis

Description:

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.

Habitat:

Decidious forest near a river. Chagring River Park, Eastlake, OH, Lake County, USA

1 Comment

Phil_S
Phil_S 10 years ago

Thanks for the ID, Brian!

Phil_S
Spotted by
Phil_S

Willoughby, Ohio, USA

Spotted on May 20, 2013
Submitted on May 29, 2013

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