Brassicaceae

Hesperis tristis L.

Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Hesperis

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Hesperis tristis: Habitus Taxonym: Hesperis tristis ss Fischer et al. EfÖLS 2008 ISBN 978-3-85474-187-9 Location: Gallows hill near Oberstinkenbrunn, district Hollabrunn, Lower A — Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (7)

Bulgarian: Тъжно вечерниче
Czech: Večernice smutná
Finnish: Kaihoillakko
German: Trauer-Nachtviole, Traurige Nachtviole, Trübe Nachtviole
Norwegian Bokmål: Skumrefiol
Swedish: Sorgört
Ukrainian: Вечорниці плакучі

Synonyms

Cheiranthus lanceolatus Willd.
Crucifera tristis E.H.L.Krause
Deilosma tristis Spach
Deilosma tristis var. atropurpurea (Borbás) Dostál
Hesperidium triste Beck
Hesperis desertorum Velen.
Kladnia tristis Schur
Sperihedium triste (L.) V.I.Dorof.

Photos

Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.