Hesperis laciniata subsp. laciniata

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 275

(a) Subsp. laciniata :

Usually glandular-pubescent. Siliqua pubescent. Almost throughout the range o f the species.

Variable and often divided into a number of subsidiary taxa. Var. spectabilis (Jordan) with the petals 25-40 x 5-9 mm, purple, is often confused with 3. It generally occurs only in the southern half of the range of subsp. (a).