Matthiola flavida Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Nov. Or. 1, 6: 9. 1845. M. odoratissima auct. non (Pallas) R. Br. (1812); Hook. f. & T. Anderson in Fl. Brit. India 1: 131. 1872.

Perennials, 30 - 60 cm high, hoary with stellate pubescence. Lower leaves obovate; upper lanceolate, sinuate or pinnatisect, rarely entire, 1.5 - 4 x 1 - 2 cm; petioles 0.5 - 2 cm long. Racemes lax, 5 - 15-flowered, 20 - 40 cm long. Flowers 5 - 8 mm across, purplish, often fragrant. Sepals ca 1 cm long. Petals oblong-linear, entire, ca 2 cm long. Stamens ca 8 mm long; anthers ca 2 mm long. Fruits linear-oblong, compressed, erect, rigid, stellate-pubescent, 7 - 13 cm long. Seeds ca 2 x 1 mm, broad with marginal wing.

Fl. & Fr. April - July.

Distrib. India: Jammu & Kashmir.

S.W. Asia.

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