(L.) R.Br., Brassicaceae |
Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Primarily a threat at high elevations? no
Other Latin names: Cheiranthus incanus L.
Common name(s): [more details]
English: Brompton stock, common stock, gilly flower, hoary stock, stock, tenweeks stock |
French: mattiole blanchâtre, voilier grisâtre |
Spanish: alhelí |
Habit: herb
Description: "Biennials or perennials, rarely annuals; usually densely tomentose. Stems erect, (1-) 2.5-6 (-9) dm, (unbranched or branched distally), often tomentose. Basal leaves often in vegetative rosettes. Cauline leaves shortly petiolate or sessile; blade linear-oblanceolate, narrowly oblong, or lanceolate, (2.5-) 4-16 (-22) cm x (5-) 8-18 (-25) mm (smaller distally), base attenuate to cuneate, margins usually entire or repand, rarely sinuate. Fruiting pedicels ascending, straight or slightly curved, (6-) 10-20 (-25) mm, thinner than fruit. Flowers: sepals linear-lanceolate to narrowly oblong, 10-15 x 2-3 mm; petals purple, violet, pink, or white, obovate to ovate, 20-30 x 7-15 mm, claw 10-17 mm (margin not crisped), apex rounded or emarginate; filaments 5-8 mm; anthers 3-4 mm. Fruits divaricate-ascending to suberect, latiseptate, (4-) 6-12 (-15) cm x (3-) 4-6 mm; valves densely pubescent; style 1-5 mm; stigma without horns. Seeds orbicular or nearly so, 2.5-3.2 mm in diameter; wing 0.2-0.5 mm" (Flora of North America online).
Description from Flora of Australia online.
Description from Flora of New Zealand online.
Habitat/ecology: In the United States, "ocean cliffs and bluffs, sandy areas near beaches, roadsides, abandoned gardens; 0-300 m" (Flora of North America online). In New Zealand, "a garden escape, often firmly established on coastal cliffs and banks" (Webb et al., 1988; p. 437).
Propagation: Seed
Native range: Algeria, Cyperus, former Yugoslavia, France, Italy; widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere (GRIN).
Presence:
Pacific | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Australia (Pacific offshore islands)
Norfolk Islands |
Norfolk Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Australian Biological Resources Study (2013)
Vouchers cited: G. Uhe 1144 (K), P.S. Green 1474 (A) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Más a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island) |
introduced
invasive |
Skottsberg, Carl (1953) (p. 218) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Más a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island) |
introduced
invasive |
Atkinson, Rachel/Sawyer, John (2011) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Más a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island) |
introduced
invasive |
Danton, Philippe/Perrier, Christophe/Martinez Reyes, Guido (2006) (p. 555) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Más Afuera (Alejandro Selkirk Island) |
introduced
|
Skottsberg, Carl (1953) (p. 219) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Más Afuera (Alejandro Selkirk Island) |
introduced
invasive |
Atkinson, Rachel/Sawyer, John (2011) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Más Afuera (Alejandro Selkirk Island) |
introduced
invasive |
Danton, Philippe/Perrier, Christophe/Martinez Reyes, Guido (2006) (p. 555) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Santa Clara |
introduced
|
Skottsberg, Carl (1953) (p. 219) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Santa Clara |
introduced
invasive |
Atkinson, Rachel/Sawyer, John (2011) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Santa Clara |
introduced
invasive |
Danton, Philippe/Perrier, Christophe/Martinez Reyes, Guido (2006) (p. 555) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Morro El Verdugo |
introduced
invasive |
Danton, Philippe/Perrier, Christophe/Martinez Reyes, Guido (2006) (p. 555) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Morro Juanango |
introduced
invasive |
Danton, Philippe/Perrier, Christophe/Martinez Reyes, Guido (2006) (p. 555) |
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Isabela Group |
Isabela Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
San Cristóbal Group |
San Cristóbal Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Oahu Island |
Bishop Museum (U.S.A. Hawaii. Honolulu.) (1947) (voucher ID: BISH 6752)
Taxon name on voucher: Matthiola incana (L.) R.Br. |
|
New Caledonia
New Caledonia Archipelago |
Île Grande Terre |
introduced
cultivated |
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 44)
Vouchers cited: Robert in MacKee 21513, MacKee 21876, Baumann 6800, MacKee 36068 |
Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Islands |
Pitcairn Island |
introduced
cultivated |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
Cultivée |
Pacific Rim | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Australia
Australia (continental) |
Australia (continental) |
introduced
invasive |
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
South Australia, Western Australia Naturalized |
New Zealand
New Zealand |
New Zealand (country) |
introduced
invasive |
Webb, C. J./Sykes, W. R./Garnock-Jones, P. J. (1988) (p. 437) |
South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Chile (Republic of) |
introduced
invasive |
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Naturalized |
South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Ecuador (Republic of) (continental) |
introduced
invasive |
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Naturalized |
South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Perú (Republic of) |
introduced
invasive |
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Naturalized |
United States (west coast)
United States (west coast states) |
USA (California) |
introduced
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013) |
Also reported from | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
United States (continental except west coast)
United States (other states) |
United States (other states) |
introduced
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013)
Illinois, North Carolina, Texas |
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