Brassicaceae
Night scented stock
Matthiola longipetala
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Matthiola
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Common names
By language (18)
- Arabic
- شقارى
- arz
- ماتيولا لونجيبيتالا
- Chinese
- 晚香紫罗兰
- csb
- Spiochë
- Czech
- Fiala dlouhoplátečná
- English
- Night scented stock, Evening stock, Night-scented stock
- Estonian
- Öölevkoi
- Finnish
- Sarvileukoija
- French
- Giroflée odorante, Giroflée à pétales longs, Matthiole, Mattiole
- German
- Mattiola longipetala
- Italian
- Mattiola longipetala
- Lithuanian
- Dviragė leukonija
- Persian
- چلیپا
- Polish
- Lewkonia długopłatkowa, Maciejka
- rsk
- Ештике
- Russian
- Левкой длиннолепестковый, Маттиола длиннолепестковая
- Swedish
- Grekisk lövkoja
- Welsh
- Murwyll yr hwyr
Synonyms
- Matthiola anchusoides Webb
- Matthiola angulosa Boiss.
- Matthiola aspera var. aspera Boiss.
- Matthiola longipetala var. contorta Zohary
- Matthiola longipetala var. oxyceras Zohary
- Matthiola macropetala Spreng.
- Matthiola tenella DC.
- Triceras oxyceras (DC.) Maire
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dûrzan, CC0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.