Matthiola parviflora explained
Matthiola parviflora, the smallflower stock, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to Madeira, the Canary Islands, the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, Israel and Jordan.[1] [2] It has been discovered invading the Sonoran Desert, beginning around Tucson, Arizona.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Matthiola parviflora (Schousb.) W.T.Aiton . . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 17 May 2021 .
- Web site: Matthiola Parviflora, Smallflower Stock . . 28 December 2019 . americansouthwest.net . The American Southwest . 17 May 2021 .
- Documenting the early stages of invasion of Matthiola parviflora and predicting its spread in North America . 2014 . Horst . Jonathan L. . Kimball . Sarah . Becerra . Judith X. . Noge . Koji . Venable . D. Lawrence . The Southwestern Naturalist . 59 . 47–55 . 10.1894/F07-FMO-13.1 .