Flower ID: IMG_6711.JPG-06-06-2021 Flower name (scientific): Hesperis matronalis Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) HES-per-iss mah-tro-NAH-lis Flower name (common): Dame's Rocket Family name (common): Mustard Family name (scientific): Brassicaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek hesperos, for evening. Referencing the fragrance of the flower in the evening. Specific epithet: From Matron referencing the Roman matronal festival, celebrated on the 1st March. Common name origin: Origin uncertain, possibly derived from the name Dame's violet, which is another common name for the flower. Dame's violet is translated from the Latin Viola matronalis, and possibly a corruption from Damaske violets. Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 0.8 inches (1.3 to 2.0 cm) Petal count: 4 Color: pink Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Size: 24 to 36 inches (61 to 91 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly oblong, lanceolate, or broadly ovate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, invasive/Restricted in Wisconsin Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fields, meadows, woods, thickets, disturbed sites, roadsides, sun or shade, moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): The species Lunaria annua (Money Plant, Honesty) has a resemblance to Hesperis matronalis, but the former is not reported from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois, though it is reported from Michigan. Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Polk, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: nm Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Hesperis matronalis subsp. matronalis (The other infraspecifics are Hesperis matronalis subsp. candida (Kitaibel) Hegi & Emil Schmid, Hesperis matronalis subsp. cladotricha (Borbás) Hayek, Hesperis matronalis subsp. nivea (Baumgarten) E. P. Perrier, Hesperis matronalis subsp. schurii Soó, Hesperis matronalis subsp. sintenisii (F. Dvořák) A. Duran, Hesperis matronalis subsp. vrabelyiana (Schur) Soó. None of these subspecies have been recorded in North America.) Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU