How to identify Hoary Stock
Identify Hoary Stock by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Fragrant showy flower spikes (stock).
- Confirm leaf shape: Orbicular.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In India, compare location records such as Delhi.
- Confirm it sits within the Brassicaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hoary Stock.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Matthiola incana
- Genus
- Matthiola
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Found in India
- Delhi
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OrbicularrecordedRounded, roughly circular.“The leaves are rounded and ash-coloured.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hoary Stock itself; the rest are typical of the Brassicaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hoary Stock itself; the rest are typical of the Brassicaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Hoary Stock
Hoary stock (Matthiola incana) is a species in the Brassicaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Delhi.
Brassicaceae
Mustard family
Hoary Stock belongs to the Brassicaceae family.
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