Reseda lutea

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Reseda lutea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Resedaceae
Genus: Reseda
Species:
R. lutea
Binomial name
Reseda lutea
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Reseda lutea - MHNT

Reseda lutea, the yellow mignonette [1] or wild mignonette, [2] is a species of fragrant herbaceous flowering plant. Its leaves and flowers have been used to make a yellow dye called "weld" since the first millennium BC, although the related plant Reseda luteola was more widely used for that purpose.

A native of Eurasia and North Africa, the plant is present on other continents as an introduced species and a common weed. In Australia it is a noxious weed and pest of agricultural crops.

References

  1. NRCS. "Reseda lutea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. David Chapman (2008). Exploring the Cornish Coast. Penzance: Alison Hodge. p. 43. ISBN   9780906720561.