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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Resedaceae
Reseda lutea L.
dyer's-rocket, yellow mignonette
Reseda: from the Latin resedare, "to assuage or calm," because of supposed sedative properties
lutea: yellow, from a source of yellow dye called lutum
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| Status: | Introduced - locally established |
| Plant: | erect to drooping, biennial/perennial, up to 32" tall, smooth forb; stems widely branched; taprooted |
| Flower: | green/yellow, 6-parted, irregularly-shaped, usually 6 unequal petals, the upper petals largest and often with a projection near the base, the side petals getting progressively smaller; inflorescence a dense, conical, terminal cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers; blooms June-Sept. |
| Fruit: | capsule |
| Leaf: | alternate, irregularly pinnately-divided |
| Habitat: | disturbed areas, pastures, prairies |
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