''Matthiola'' () is a genus of flowering plant in the mustard family

Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The le ...

. It is named after Italian naturalist

Pietro Andrea Mattioli Pietro Andrea Gregorio Mattioli (; 12 March 1501 – ) was a doctor and naturalist born in Siena. Biography He received his MD at the University of Padua in 1523, and subsequently practiced the profession in Siena, Rome, Trento and Gorizia ...

(1501–1577). The genus contains about 50 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants and subshrubs.Jaén-Molina, R., et al. (2009
The molecular phylogeny of ''Matthiola'' R. Br.(Brassicaceae) inferred from ITS sequences, with special emphasis on the Macaronesian endemics.
''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 53(3) 972–81.''Matthiola''.
Flora of China.Sanchez, J. L., et al. (2005)
Genetic differentiation of three species of ''Matthiola'' (Brassicaceae) in the Sicilian insular system.
''Plant Systematics and Evolution'' 253(1–4) 81–93. Many are cultivated for their heavily scented, colorful flowers. Matthiola incana0

The common name stock may be applied to the whole genus, more specifically to varieties and cultivars of ''

Matthiola incana ''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. The common name stock usually refers to this species, thou ...

''. The common names evening stock and night-scented stock are applied to varieties of ''

Matthiola longipetala ''Matthiola longipetala'', known as night-scented stock or evening stock (Synonym (taxonomy), syns ''Cheiranthus longipetalus'', ''Matthiola bicornis'', ''Matthiola longipetala'' subsp. ''bicornis'', and ''Matthiola oxyceras''), is a species ...

'' (syn. ''M. bicornis''). The common name Virginia stock refers to a separate genus of the same family ('' Malcolmia maritima'').

Ponta de São Lourenço (north) - May 2007

Species

The following species are accepted: *'' Matthiola afghanica'' Rech.f. & Köie *'' Matthiola anchoniifolia'' Hub.-Mor. *'' Matthiola arabica'' Boiss. *'' Matthiola aspera'' Boiss. *'' Matthiola boissieri'' Grossh. *'' Matthiola bolleana'' Webb ex Christ *'' Matthiola bucharica'' Czerniak. *'' Matthiola caspica'' (N.Busch) Grossh. *'' Matthiola chenopodiifolia'' Fisch. & C.A.Mey. *'' Matthiola chorassanica'' Bunge ex Boiss. *'' Matthiola codringtonii'' Rech.f. *'' Matthiola crassifolia'' Boiss. & Gaill. *'' Matthiola czerniakowskae'' Botsch. & Vved. *'' Matthiola daghestanica'' (Conti) N.Busch *'' Matthiola damascena'' Boiss. *'' Matthiola dumulosa'' Boiss. & Buhse *'' Matthiola erlangeriana'' Engl. *'' Matthiola farinosa'' Bunge ex Boiss. *'' Matthiola flavida'' Boiss. *'' Matthiola fragrans'' (Fisch.) Bunge *'' Matthiola fruticulosa'' (L.) Maire – sad stock *'' Matthiola ghorana'' Rech.f. *'' Matthiola glutinosa'' Jafri *'' Matthiola graminea'' Rech.f. *''

'' (L.) W.T.Aiton – stock, hoary stock, gilly-flower *'' Matthiola integrifolia'' Kom. *'' Matthiola kralikii'' Pomel *'' Matthiola livida'' (Delile) DC. – desert stock *''

'' (Vent.) DC. – night-scented stock *'' Matthiola lunata'' DC. *'' Matthiola macranica'' Rech.f. *''

Matthiola maderensis ''Matthiola maderensis'' is a flowering plant species of the family Brassicaceae. It is endemic to the Madeira Archipelago.Matthiola maroccana'' Coss. *'' Matthiola montana'' Boiss. *'' Matthiola obovata'' Bunge *'' Matthiola odoratissima'' (M.Bieb.) W.T.Aiton *'' Matthiola parviflora'' (Schousb.) W.T.Aiton *'' Matthiola perennis'' Conti *'' Matthiola perpusilla'' Rech.f. *'' Matthiola puntensis'' Hedge & A.G.Mill. *'' Matthiola revoluta'' Bunge ex Boiss. *'' Matthiola robusta'' Bunge *'' Matthiola scapifera'' Humbert *'' Matthiola shehbazii'' Ranjbar & Karami *'' Matthiola shiraziana'' Zeraatkar, Khosravi, F.Ghahrem., Al-Shehbaz & Assadi *'' Matthiola sinuata'' (L.) W.T.Aiton – sea stock *'' Matthiola spathulata'' Conti *'' Matthiola stoddartii'' Bunge *'' Matthiola superba'' Conti *'' Matthiola tatarica'' (Pall.) DC. *'' Matthiola taurica'' (Conti) Grossh. *'' Matthiola tianschanica'' Sarkisova *'' Matthiola tomentosa'' Bél. *'' Matthiola torulosa'' (Thunb.) DC. *'' Matthiola tricuspidata'' (L.) W.T.Aiton – three-horned stock *'' Matthiola trojana'' Dirmenci, Satil & Tümen

Gallery

File:Wild Night-Scented Stock, Behbahan.jpg, alt=Wild Matthiola in Behbahan, Iran, Wild ''Matthiola'' in

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File:Night-Scented Stock II, Behbahan.jpg, alt=Wild Matthiola in Behbahan, Iran, Wild ''Matthiola'' in

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External links

''Matthiola''.
Flora of Pakistan.
JSTOR Plant Science entries
Brassicaceae genera {{Brassicales-stub