Matthiola trista

Common names: Dark-flowered Stock, Gillyflower

Genus: Cheiranthus

Species: Cheiranthus tristis

Class: Tetradynamia

Order: Siliquosa

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Matthiola

Modern Species: Matthiola trista

Modern Family: Cruciferae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: yellow-purple

Native Region: S Europe

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum