See text Matthiola (/ˌmæθiˈoʊlə/) is a genus of flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae.

[2] It is named after Italian naturalist Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501–1577).

The genus contains about 50 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants and subshrubs.

The common name stock may be applied to the whole genus, more specifically to varieties and cultivars of Matthiola incana.

[6] The common name Virginia stock refers to a separate genus of the same family (Malcolmia maritima).