Hesperis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 663 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Eurasia, Morocco.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Altay, Austria, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, France, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, North Caucasus, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Alberta, Argentina South, Arkansas, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Falkland Is., Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Kansas, Kentucky, Kuril Is., Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Sweden, Switzerland, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2008 Royle [s.n.] India K000568017 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Hewer, T.F. [H2096] Iran K000693693 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Hewer, T.F. [H1954] Iran K000693691 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Hewer, T.F. [H1935] Iran K000693690 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Hewer, T.F. [H1935] Iran K000693689 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Hewer, T.F. [H1935] Iran K000693692 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Sintenis P.E.E. [307] Türkiye K000693684 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Sintenis P.E.E. [307] Türkiye K000693683 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Kotschy, K.G.T. [137] Türkiye K000693680 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Sintenis P.E.E. [307] Türkiye K000693682 Type Yes
Apr 29, 1966 Gillett, J.B. [11011] Iraq K000693673 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Sarhank, A.K.N. [27332] Iraq K000693677 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Dörfler, J. [31] Greece K000693637 Type Yes
Dudley [D.35982] Türkiye K001634757 Yes
Sintenis P.E.E. [590] Türkiye K000693695 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [24] Türkiye K000693665 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Hohenacker, R.F. [428] Iran Micrantha K000693679 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0