Hesperis matronalis L., 1753 52% complete

Damask-violet

Sp. Pl.: 663 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced12 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded16 Not on the record10 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 663 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Damask-violet No source recorded
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Observations S. France to Slovakia and Caucasus No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 83 cm
  • 82.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 38 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 116, 174, 178, 882, 918, 925
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 801 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 178, 918, 925
Sourced
Flower color purple Sourced
Flower conspicuous true No source recorded
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Foliage color empty Not on the record
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit color empty Not on the record
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
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Fruit shape silique Sourced
Growth form Bunch No source recorded
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Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Growth rate Rapid Sourced
Maximum height 100 cm
  • 100 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 116, 174, 178, 882, 918, 925
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jan, may Sourced
Duration biennial, perennial
  • biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 800 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 92, 178, 882, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 7 / 9 · humid air No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ground humidity 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous)
  • 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
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Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 5 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty Not on the record
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record