Reseda lutea

Reseda lutea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Resedaceae
Genus:	Reseda
Species:	R. lutea
Binomial name
	Reseda lutea; L.

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

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

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[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.