Characteristics
Hesperis matronalis L.
dame’s rocket
Bottomland thickets and forests, forests, edges of forests, roadsides, and disturbed areas. Hesperis matronalis does particularly well in alluvial and richer soils and is becoming very common, some what problematic, and invasive in parts of NY. It is a problematic non-native species in part because it can grow in forested situations.
Herbaceous
Biennial
Vascular
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Not Native
Naturalized
FACU (NWPL EMP)
FACU (NWPL NCNE)
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Classification
Citation
Hesperis matronalis L.
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Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.
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