EPPO Global Database

Hesperis matronalis(HEVMA)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-02-15

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: HEVMA
  • Preferred name: Hesperis matronalis
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Northern Mediterranean, Central Europe, Black Sea, Caucasus. Cultivated as an ornamental. Introduced in European countries further north and east, Russian Far East, China (northwest), North America, South America (southern cone), New Zealand. 

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Hesperis sibirica Linnaeus

Common names
Name Language
dame's rocket English (US)
dame's violet English
mother of the evening English
echte Nachtviole German
Frauenviole German
gemeine Nachtviole German
Matronenblume German
Nachtviole German
aragone French
cassolette beurrée French
girarde French
giroflée des dames French
giroflée musquée French
julienne French
julienne des dames French
julienne des jardins French
violette de Damas French
juliana Spanish
matronal Spanish
viola matronal Spanish
esperide Italian
violaciocca antoniana Italian
viola matronale Italian
damastbloem Dutch
nachtviolier Dutch
juliana Portuguese
hesperis Swedish
nattviol Swedish
вечерница кавказская Russian
вечерница матроны Russian
вечерница ночная Russian
вечерница ночная фиалка Russian
вечерница обыкновенная Russian
вечерница хозяйская Russian
гесперис женский Russian
гесперис матроны Russian
ночная фиалка Russian
фиалка-вечерница Russian
vellugtende aftenstjerne Danish
dagviol Norwegian
illako Finnish
akşamyıldızı Turkish
wieczornik damski Polish
hölgyestike Hungarian
hesperidë Albanian
hesperis matronale Albanian
обикновен вечерник Bulgarian
juliana vera Catalan
obična večernica Croatian
večernice vonná Czech
aed-ööill Estonian
εσπερίς δεσποινική Greek
næturfjóla Icelandic
feascarlus Irish
smaržīgā vakarene Latvian
kvapioji vakarutė Lithuanian
caçoleta Occitan
cassoréte Occitan
clabeline Occitan
clabère Occitan
clabéte Occitan
clavetine Occitan
nopticoasă Romanian
јари јоргован Serbian
večernica voňavá Slovak
vrtna noćnica Slovene
вечорниці сибірські Ukrainian
нічна фіалка Ukrainian