Summary
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. 2:174. 1821
Verified:
04/10/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
English
evening-scent stock – night-scent stock – perfumeplant – two-horn stock – Arabic
shaqaara – German
Nacht-Levkoje –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | n. |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Libya | | n. |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Kuwait | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Saudi Arabia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Egypt | Sinai | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Jordan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | South Australia | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Victoria | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Eastern Europe | Moldova | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | c. |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Eastern Europe | Ukraine | | incl. Krym |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Alberta | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Saskatchewan | |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria (n.), Egypt, Libya (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
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ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
-
WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
-
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Greece
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia [South Australia, Victoria]
Europe
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part (c.)], Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
-
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Romania
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Ontario]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [Alberta, Saskatchewan]
-
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Texas]
-
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona, California]
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Environmental | ornamental | | Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=401742.
Accessed 17 May 2025.