Reseda lutea
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fffd0139d1818586410 |
| Scientific name | Reseda lutea |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 449 (1753) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Fresh young leaves and shoots collected in early spring; used raw in salads, as a garnish, or briefly boiled as a pot herb.
- Mature seed capsules harvested when they dehisce; the small, oily seeds are consumed whole, toasted as a snack, or ground into a flour for breads, porridges and as a thickening agent.
- The plant is not cultivated for industrial commodities; all products are obtained from wild stands.
Food and beverages (non‑medicinal):
- Several European wild‑food compendia list Reseda lutea as an edible species, describing the young foliage as having a mild, slightly peppery flavor suitable for fresh use.
- The leaves are typically harvested before the plant flowers, when they are tender; they can be added to mixed salads, sautéed briefly, or incorporated into soups and stews.
- Seeds are collected in late summer; after drying, they are either eaten raw, roasted, or milled into a fine flour that is used in traditional breads and as a gluten‑free thickener.
- In parts of France, Italy and the British Isles, foragers collect the plant in spring for salads and use the toasted seeds as a seasoning in regional bread blends.
Properties relevant to use:
- The plant is an annual herb reaching 30–70 cm in height, producing many small, dehiscent seed capsules that release seeds for easy harvest.
- Young leaves are thin, low‑fiber and have a tender texture, making them suitable for fresh consumption without extensive cooking.
- Seeds contain a modest amount of oil, giving them a nutty flavor and enabling milling into flour with good binding properties.
- The species grows readily in disturbed soils and can be foraged sustainably because of its high seed output and broad European distribution.
- Because of its weedy nature, harvesting does not require cultivation, supporting low‑impact gathering practices.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Reseda vinyalsii | Sennen | Diagn. Nouv. : 302 (1936) |
| Reseda truncata | Fisch. & C.A.Mey. | Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 4: 45 (1838) |
| Reseda vulgaris | Mill. | Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 1 (1768) |
| Reseda yannezii | Cutanda | Fl. Comp. Madrid : 151 (1861) |
| Reseda tenuifolia | Wallr. | Erst. Beitr. Fl. Hercyn. 2: 204 (1840) |
| Reseda fluminensis | Simonk. | Magyar Növényt. Lapok 12: 19 (1888) |
| Reseda dutoitii | Sennen & Mauricio | Diagn. Nouv. : 225 (1936) |
| Reseda gracilis | Ten. | Syll. Pl. Fl. Neapol. : 232 (1831) |
| Reseda laevigata | G.Don | Gen. Hist. 1: 289 (1831) |
| Reseda inflata | Ehrenb. ex Müll.Arg. | Monogr. Résédac. : 189 (1857) |
| Reseda benitoi | Sennen | Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 15: 236 (1916) |
| Reseda clausa | Rchb. ex Müll.Arg. | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 14: 39 (1856) |
| Reseda crispa | Mill. | Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 2 (1768) |
| Reseda ramosissima | Pourr. ex Willd. | Enum. Pl. : 499 (1809) |
| Reseda podolica | Rehmann | Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 10(Abh.): 55 (1871 publ. 1872) |
| Reseda macedonica | Formánek | Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 34: 332 (1896) |
| Reseda mucronata | Tineo | Cat. Pl. Hort. Panorm. : 280 (1827) |
| Reseda orthostyla | K.Koch | Linnaea 15: 705 (1842) |
| Reseda othryana | Formánek | Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 35: 190 (1897) |
| Reseda mucronulata | Guss. | Fl. Sicul. Prodr. Suppl.(1): 147. 1832 |
| Reseda lutea var. filiformis | Abdallah & de Wit | Meded. Landbouwhoogeschool 78(14): 242 (1978) |
| Reseda lutea var. muelleri | (Boiss.) Abdallah & de Wit | Meded. Landbouwhoogeschool 78(14): 243 (1978) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | dyer's rocket |
| English | weld |
| English | dyers weld |
| English | wild mignonette |
| English | yellow mignonette |
| Spanish | pacífica |
| Spanish | gualdón |
| Spanish | sosiega-amiga |
| Arabic | وِيبَه |
| Arabic | خُزَام الصبَّاغين |
| Arabic | حصادة |
| Arabic | بليحاء صفراء |
| azb | ائششک خشخاشی |
| Belarusian | Рэзеда жоўтая |
| Bulgarian | жълта резеда |
| Czech | rýt žlutý |
| Welsh | melengu wyllt ddi-sawr |
| Danish | gul reseda |
| German | gelbe rauke |
| German | gelbe reseda |
| German | gelbe resede |
| German | gelber wau |
| Estonian | kollane reseeda |
| Basque | hereze |
| Persian | اسپرک زرد |
| Finnish | keltareseda |
| French | réséda |
| French | réséda jaune |
| French | réséda bâtard |
| French | réséda sauvage |
| Irish | buí beag |
| Hebrew | רכפה צהובה |
| Upper Sorbian | Žołty róžat |
| Hungarian | vadrezeda |
| Armenian | Հափրուկ դեղին |
| Norwegian Bokmål | byreseda |
| Dutch | wilde reseda |
| os | Тбайыхос |
| Polish | rezeda żółta |
| Russian | Резеда желтая |
| Russian | Резеда жёлтая |
| Slovak | rezeda žltá |
| Slovenian | rumeni katanec |
| Swedish | gulreseda |
| Chinese | 细叶木犀草 |
| Chinese | 黄木樨草 |
| Chinese | 黄木犀草 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Reseda lutea subsp. neglecta | (Müll.Arg.) Abdallah & de Wit | Meded. Landbouwhoogeschool Wageningen 78(14): 243. 1978 |
| Reseda lutea subsp. petrovichiana | (Müll.Arg.) Jafri | Fl. Libya 34: 22 (1977) |
| Reseda lutea subsp. vivantii | (P.Monts.) Rovira | Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 17: 102 (1987 publ. 1988) |
| Reseda lutea subsp. lutea | Unknown | |
| Reseda lutea subsp. neglecta | (Müll.Arg.) Ball | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 339 (1877) |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment. |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Africa click to expand
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Macaronesia
- Canary Islands
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Northern Africa
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Libya
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- Cape Provinces
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- Primorye
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Siberia
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Australia
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- Denmark
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- Albania
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Western South America
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000462651 |
| Flora of Alabama | 3090 |
| Canadensys | 8584 |
| USDA Plants | RELU |
| Tropicos | 27300003 |
| INPN | 117458 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:715534-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2526012 |
| PFAF | Reseda lutea |
| Open Tree Of Life | 212806 |
| Observations.org | 7306 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 202615 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000002920 |
| Nature Serve | 2.150644 |
| IPNI | 715534-1 |
| iNaturalist | 78838 |
| GBIF | 3040252 |
| Freebase | /m/02rt42g |
| WisFlora | 4784 |
| EPPO | RESLU |
| EOL | 583710 |
| Elurikkus | 6774 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 7067 |
| USDA GRIN | 70545 |
| Wikipedia | Reseda_lutea |
| Plantarium | 31615 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Alkaloids and derivatives / Aporphines | |||||
| (+)-Isocorydine | 10143 | Click to see | 341.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00573573 |
| Artabotrine | 48704 | Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC4=C3C(=C(C=C4)OC)O)OC)OC | 341.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00573573 |
| > Benzenoids / Naphthalenes | |||||
| N-Phenyl-2-naphthylamine | 8679 | Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)NC2=CC3=CC=CC=C3C=C2 | 219.28 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00567836 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00566368 |
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |