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white mignonette

Reseda alba

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Common names

20 names · 18 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Upright Mignonette
  • white mignonette[1][2]
Other languages (17)
Dutch
French
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 白木樨草[2]
Czech
  • rýt bílý[2]
Danish
  • Hvid reseda[2]
Finnish
  • valkoreseda[2]
German
Hebrew
  • רכפה לבנה[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • シノブモクセイソウ[2]
Polish
  • rezeda biała[2]
Russian
  • Резеда белая[2]
Slovak
  • rezeda biela[2]
Slovenian
  • beli katanec[2]
Swedish
Turkish
  • Ak Gerdanlık[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Reseda alba — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Weisse Resede — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • Weißer Wau — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • white mignonette — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • Réséda blanc — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • Reseda bianca — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • Witte reseda — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
[2] Reseda alba — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Weisse Resede — results[22].names[4]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • Weißer Wau — results[22].names[3]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • white mignonette — results[22].names[1]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • Réséda blanc — results[22].names[6]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • Reseda bianca — results[22].names[16]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • Witte reseda — results[22].names[9]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • רכפה לבנה — results[22].names[5]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • rýt bílý — results[22].names[7]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • Capironat — results[22].names[8]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • valkoreseda — results[22].names[10]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • Резеда белая — results[22].names[11]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • シノブモクセイソウ — results[22].names[12]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • vitreseda — results[22].names[13]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • Hvid reseda — results[22].names[14]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • beli katanec — results[22].names[15]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • 白木樨草 — results[22].names[17]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • rezeda biała — results[22].names[18]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • rezeda biela — results[22].names[19]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
  • Ak Gerdanlık — results[22].names[20]; taxon id 78837; Reseda alba.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Reseda alba is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Resedaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Medit. to Iran and Eritrea.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Upright Mignonette (Reseda alba) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Reseda alba — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1121663; ID 4RST3; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1121663; ID 4RST3; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Reseda alba — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 265604; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1015547, 1015548, 1015549, 1015550, 1015551, 1015552, 1015553, 1015554, 1015555, 1015556, 1015558, 1015559, 1015560, 1015562, 1015563, 1015564, 1015565, 1015566, 1015567, 1015568, 1015569, 1015570, 1015571, 1015572, 1015573, 1015574, 1015575

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.