| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Matthiola tomentosa Bél. |
| Bibliography | Voy. Indes Or.: t. s.n. (1836) |
| Native Range | Iran to c. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | yellowish tomentose, leaves ovate, coarsely sparsely dentate or sinuate, stems ramose, petals oblong-lanceolate, siliques long, tomentose |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | brownish yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Hesperis ovatifolia (Boiss.) Kuntze Matthiola damascena f. ecbatanensis Conti Matthiola odoratissima Boiss. & Buhse Matthiola odoratissima var. ovatifolia Boiss. Matthiola ovatifolia (Boiss.) Boiss. Matthiola ovatifolia var. buhseana Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |