Status:
valid
Authors:
Boiss.
Source:
tro
Year:
1846
Citation Micro:
Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 10 (1846)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001036078
Common Names
- Hesperis multicaulis
- Hesperis Multiflora
- Sweet Rocket
Uses & Benefits
Hesperis multicaulis is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Hesperis multicaulis has small white flowers with four petals. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings are small and have a single pair of leaves.
Where to Find Hesperis multicaulis
Hesperis multicaulis is native to Europe and North Africa and can be found in dry grasslands, rocky slopes, and open woodlands.
Species in the Hesperis genus
Hesperis bicuspidata,
Hesperis borbasii,
Hesperis dinarica,
Hesperis inodora,
Hesperis laciniata,
Hesperis matronalis,
Hesperis sibirica,
Hesperis slovaca,
Hesperis steveniana,
Hesperis sylvestris,
Hesperis theophrasti,
Hesperis tristis,
Hesperis anatolica,
Hesperis hamzaoglui,
Hesperis ozcelikii,
Hesperis multicaulis,
Hesperis armena,
Hesperis balansae,
Hesperis boissieriana,
Hesperis bottae,
Hesperis breviscapa,
Hesperis hedgei,
Hesperis kitiana,
Hesperis kotschyi,
Hesperis luristanica,
Hesperis microcalyx,
Hesperis nivalis,
Hesperis novakii,
Hesperis pendula,
Hesperis pisidica,
Hesperis podocarpa,
Hesperis straussii,
Hesperis thyrsoidea,
Hesperis turkmendaghensis,
Hesperis kuerschneri,
Hesperis syriaca,
Hesperis hartwegiana,
Hesperis hyrcana,
Hesperis buschiana,
Hesperis hirsutissima,
Hesperis persica,
Hesperis robusta,
Hesperis cilicica,
Hesperis tosyaensis,
Hesperis isatidea,
Species in the Brassicaceae family
Abdra brachycarpa,
Abdra aprica,
Acuston perenne,
Aethionema rhodopaeum,
Aethionema alanyae,
Aethionema arabicum,
Aethionema armenum,
Aethionema capitatum,
Aethionema carlsbergii,
Aethionema carneum,
Aethionema cephalanthum,
Aethionema cordatum,
Aethionema coridifolium,
Aethionema demirizii,
Aethionema diastrophis,
Aethionema dumanii,
Aethionema edentulum,
Aethionema eunomioides,
Aethionema fimbriatum,
Aethionema froedinii,
Aethionema gileadense,
Aethionema glaucinum,
Aethionema grandiflorum,
Aethionema heterocarpum,
Aethionema heterophyllum,
Aethionema huber-morathii,
Aethionema karamanicum,
Aethionema lepidioides,
Aethionema levandowskyi,
Aethionema lycium,
Aethionema marashicum,
Aethionema membranaceum,
Aethionema munzurense,
Aethionema orbiculatum,
Aethionema papillosum,
Aethionema retsina,
Aethionema saxatile,
Aethionema schistosum,
Aethionema semnanensis,
Aethionema speciosum,
Aethionema spicatum,
Aethionema stylosum,
Aethionema subulatum,
Aethionema syriacum,
Aethionema thesiifolium,
Aethionema thomasianum,
Aethionema transhyrcanum,
Aethionema turcicum,
Aethionema umbellatum,
Aethionema virgatum,