Matthiola incana

Matthiola incana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Matthiola
Species:	M. incana
Binomial name
	Matthiola incana; (L.) W.T.Aiton
Subspecies
	5; see text
Synonyms
	Cheiranthus incanus L.; Hesperis incana (L.) Kuntze; Mathiolaria incana (L.) Chevall.; Microstigma incanum (L.) Britton;

Matthiola incana is a species of flowering plant in the cabbage family Brassicaceae. Common names include Brompton stock, common stock, hoary stock, ten-week stock, and gilly-flower.^[2] The common name stock usually refers to this species, though it may also be applied to the whole genus Matthiola. The common name "night-scented stock" or "evening-scented stock" is applied to Matthiola longipetala.^[3]

Matthiola incana is a common garden flower, available in a variety of colours, many of which are heavily scented and also used in floristry.

^ ^a ^b "Matthiola incana (L.)W.T.Aiton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
^ "Matthiola incana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.

[powo-1] "Matthiola incana (L.)W.T.Aiton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 February 2025.

[GRIN-2] "Matthiola incana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

[3] RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.

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