Reseda luteola
Common name
wild mignonette
Family
Resedaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
RESLUT
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Green, Yellow
Year naturalised
1878
Origin
S., W., and C. Europe, S.W. and C. Asia, N. Africa
Etymology
luteola: From the Latin luteo ‘yellow’, meaning ‘pale yellow’