Matthiola sinuata

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Matthiola sinuata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Matthiola
Species:
M. sinuata
Binomial name
Matthiola sinuata
(L.) R.Br.

Matthiola sinuata, commonly known as sea stock, is a coastal plant in the family Brassicaceae.

A short-lived (biennial) herbaceous plant, growing to 60 cm in height. It does not spread vegetatively. [1]

It grows on the shore, on new sand dunes. [2] In continental Europe it is not rare, but it is seldom seen in the British Isles, where it is extinct in Scotland and probably Ireland. [3] [4] [5] In 2001 its conservation status was assessed by the IUCN as 'vulnerable'. [6]

The genus Matthiola takes its name from Italian physician and naturalist, Pierandrea Mattioli. The species epithet sinuata is Latin for 'sinuous' i.e. wavy. [7]

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References

  1. Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora
  2. Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora
  3. Botanic Gardens of Ireland - The Red Data List of Irish Plants
  4. [Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora - Matthiola sinuata]
  5. "Distribution maps". April 22, 2016.
  6. Natural History Museum London - Matthiola sinuata
  7. A Dictionary of Entomology