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Dame's Rocket
Hesperis matronalis		  
Family Mustard (Cruciferae)
Bloom Late Spring to Early Summer
Habitat Meadows, Roadsides, Wood Edges
Status Non-Native, Invasive
Cycle Biennial, Perennial
Height 3-4'
Flower Open clusters of pink (sometimes white or purple) 4-petal flowers about 1" in diameter.
Leaf Leaves are alternate, short-stalked or stalkless.  Margins are usually finely toothed.
Notes Fruit is long cylindrical capsules.

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