Common Name: damesrocketScientific Name: Hesperis matronalis L.Family Name: Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) - Mustard FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleinroduced biennial or perennial, reproducing by seed Stemsupright, tall, branching above, pubescent Leavesalternate, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate sometimes weakly triangular, sessile or with short petioles, toothed, pubescent Flowers4-petaled, color variable from purple to pink and sometimes white, fragrant; terminal racemes Seed Podssiliques, constricted around seeds