Hesperis matronalis

Rūrāne, Ieva, 2015, Genus Hesperis L. In The Flora Of Latvia, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 15 (2), pp. 343-347 : 344-345

1. Hesperis matronalis L.

Hesperis matronalis L. 1753, Sp. Pl.: 663; Berg, 1874, Korrbl. Naturf.-Ver. Riga, 20: 103; Н. Буш, 1939, Фл. СССP, 8: 244; Eleksis, 1955, Latv. PSR Fl. 2: 363.

H. matronalis subsp. matronalis P. W. Ball, 1964 , Fl. Europ. 1: 276; P. W. Ball, 1993, Fl. Europ. ed. 2, 1: 337.

Habitat. Roadsides, railway embankments, river shores, weed-laden sites, waste dumps, dunes, parks.

Distribution in Latvia. Alien species. Rather rare. Cultivated ornamental plant. Runs in the wild. Mostly distributed in Western Latvia and Central Latvia ( Fig. 1 ).

General distribution. Mediterranean region, Caucasus, Western Asia, in submeridionale zone. Alien species in North America.

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Fig. 1. Distribution of Hesperis matronalis in Latvia. ○ herbarium data from end of 19th century till the beginning of the 20th century, ● herbarium data from middle of 20th century to the nowadays.