Hesperis
Hesperis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. Most are native to Eurasia, with several endemic to Greece & Turkey. Many plants of this genus bear showy, fragrant flowers in shades of purple and white. One of the more widely known species is the common garden flower Hesperis matronalis. The genus name Hesperis was probably given because the scent of the flowers becomes more conspicuous towards evening (Hespera is the Greek word for evening).[1]
| Hesperis | |
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| Hesperis matronalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Hesperis L. |
- Hesperis anatolica
- Hesperis armena
- Hesperis aspera
- Hesperis balansae
- Hesperis bicuspidata
- Hesperis bottae
- Hesperis dinarica
- Hesperis kitiana
- Hesperis kotschyana
- Hesperis hyrcana
- Hesperis laciniata
- Hesperis matronalis
- Hesperis pendula
- Hesperis persica
- Hesperis pisidica
- Hesperis podocarpa
- Hesperis rupestris
- Hesperis scabrida
- Hesperis schischkinii
- Hesperis sibirica
- Hesperis slovaca
- Hesperis trullata
- Hesperis turkmendagensis
- Hesperis varolii
Classical Literature Sources
Classical literature source for the plant Hesperis:
Pliny, Natural History 21. 18 ff (trans. Bostock & Riley) (Roman historian C1st AD)
References
- Britton, N. F.; Brown, Addison (1970). An illustrated flora of the northern United States and Canada: from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. New York: Dover Publications. pp. 175. ISBN 978-0-486-22643-9.
- Duran, A., et al. (2008). Chromosome numbers in the (sic) some taxa of Hesperis L. (Brassicaceae) from Turkey. Intl J Nat Eng Sci 2:1 53-56.
- "GRIN Species List". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- Turkish Plants Species List Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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