Flora

Matthiola sinuata (L.) W.T.Aiton , it is a biennial herb, in reasonably sheltered sites can grow to a height of 30 cm, but often they are spreading in form and rather broader than they are tall, The grey-green leaves and stems are covered with thick grey down. Flowers of sea stock have four petals, deep pinkish-violet, violet, very sweet scented at night, Seed pods are up to 12 cm long when fully developed, and they are slightly curved.

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:  Gebel Akhder, Apollina Pampanini & Sermoli Gorge between Cyrene & Apollina 1939  Wadi Lathrun, Derna-Susa costal road 1968  Wadi Mahbool 1973

Wild in Libya, limestone rock species.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:286966-1

Link of images: https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=1376,   https://www.actaplantarum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7450

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:286966-1,  https://www.ipni.org/n/286966-1,  https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000368356,  https://www.gbif.org/species/5377368,   https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/142039/matthiola-sinuata-l-r-br,   https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Matthiola%20sinuata,    https://www.actaplantarum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7450,   https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=1376