| Matthiola | |
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| Matthiola incana | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Matthiola Aiton |
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Matthiola ( /ˌmæθiˈoʊlə/,[1] syn. Mathiola R.Br.), or stock, is a genus of flowering plants named after Pietro Andrea Mattioli.
A cool season annual or perennial. Flowers are singles or doubles in a wide array of colors, very sweet smelling, and often used in bouquets of cut flowers. This genus contains about 140 species, which are often shrubby herbs, chiefly in the Mediterranean region and Asia, some in South Africa; the two most common species in cultivation are M. incana and M. longipetala.
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