''Matthiola sinuata'', commonly known as sea stock, is a coastal plant in the 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 ...
.
A short-lived (biennial) herbaceous plant, growing to 60 cm in height. It does not spread vegetatively.
It grows on the shore, on new sand dunes. In continental Europe it is not rare, but it is seldom seen in the British Isles, where it is extinct in
Scotland
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and probably
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. In 2001 its conservation status was assessed by the
IUCN
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as 'vulnerable'.
The genus ''
Matthiola
''Matthiola'' () is a genus of flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae. It is named after Italian naturalist Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501–1577). The genus contains about 50 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants ...
'' takes its name from Italian physician and naturalist,
Pierandrea Mattioli. The species epithet ''sinuata'' is Latin for 'sinuous' i.e. wavy.
A Dictionary of Entomology
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