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Dame's Rocket - Hesperis matronalis
Other Names:  Mother-of-the-Evening, Dame-s-wort, Dame's Gilliflower

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Non-native Species

Global Rank: G4G5
State Rank: SNA
C-value: 0


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General Description
Taprooted perennial. Stems 50–100 cm, often branched above. Leaves all cauline, lanceolate, 3–10 cm long, sessile above, dentate. Vestiture of simple and branched hairs. Inflorescence an ebracteate, branched raceme. Flowers purple to white, fragrant; petals 17–23 mm long. Fruit glabrous, linear siliques, constricted between seeds, 5–14 cm × 1–2 mm; style 1–2 mm long; seeds in 1 row per locule; pedicels spreading, 10–25 mm long (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
Montana Range Range Descriptions

Non-native
 


Range Comments
Escaping cultivation throughout much of temperate North America; introduced from Europe (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 245

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Habitat
Moist, disturbed soil of fields and along roads, streams; plains, valleys (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
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Ecology
POLLINATORS
The following animal species have been reported as pollinators of this plant species or its genus where their geographic ranges overlap: Bombus vagans, Bombus pensylvanicus, Bombus griseocollis, and Bombus impatiens (Colla and Dumesh 2010).

Management

References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Colla, S.R. and S. Dumesh. 2010. The bumble bees of southern Ontario: notes on natural history and distribution. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario 141:39-68.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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    • Jones, W. W. 1901. Preliminary flora of Gallatin County. M.S. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State College. 78 pp.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
    • Schwend, Ann C. 1995. Sclerotium spp for biological control of tall larkspur (Delphinium spp). M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 98 p.
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