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Dame's rocket

Hesperis matronalis

Photo by Brian38
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47.2266, -121.023

Field Notes

Description:

a 3 ft. tall plant with light purplish (4 petaled) flowers .Dame’s rocket is a tall, showy, shortlived
perennial in the mustard
family. A prolific seed-producer, it
has escaped from gardens and now
invades roadways, woodland edges
and forest interiors.

Habitat:

Located in an open area in a forest. Elevation is just over 2200 ft.

Notes:

This is the only plant of this kind that I found.

Reference Links:

https://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/invasiveplants/factsheets/pdf/dames-rocket.pdf

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Brian38
I might have found a match --Hesperis matronalis (dame's rocket). Still researching it. If in fact that is it -- it is basically an invasive sp. here. As it has European origins.
Zlatan Celebic
Reminds me of some Brassicaceae, Matthiola genus... but I know them only from Mediterranean climate...

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Mission
Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest
Photographed
PublishedJune 18, 2017

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