Matthiola maderensis
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Matthiola maderensis is a flowering plant species
in the Brassicaceae
family, native and endemic to the Madeira Islands
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It is a shrubby herb, up to 100–150 cm in height, with long, lanceolate, silvery-green leaves, and branching raceme
s of very fragrant flowers.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
in the Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....
family, native and endemic to the Madeira Islands
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
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It is a shrubby herb, up to 100–150 cm in height, with long, lanceolate, silvery-green leaves, and branching raceme
Raceme
A raceme is a type of inflorescence that is unbranched and indeterminate and bears pedicellate flowers — flowers having short floral stalks called pedicels — along the axis. In botany, axis means a shoot, in this case one bearing the flowers. In a raceme, the oldest flowers are borne...
s of very fragrant flowers.