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Yellow Mignonette

Reseda lutea

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Field Notes

Description:

Reseda lutea, the yellow mignonette or wild mignonette or base rocket, 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.

Habitat:

Meadow in Seih-Sou, the suburban forest of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Notes:

Greek name: Σησαμοειδές το κίτρινον. Greek common name: Ώχρα.

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