Reseda lutea

Reseda lutea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Resedaceae
Genus: Reseda
Species: R. lutea
Binomial name
Reseda lutea
L.
Reseda lutea - MHNT

Reseda lutea, the yellow mignonette[1] or wild mignonette, is a species of fragrant herbaceous plant. Its roots 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. ↑ "Reseda lutea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
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