Reseda lutea
| Reseda lutea | |
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| 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
- ↑ "Reseda lutea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
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