Pollinator plant

Wild Mignonette

Reseda lutea

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Common names

37 names · 26 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (25)
Dutch
French
Afrikaans
  • Katstert bossie[3]
  • katstertbossie[3]
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 黄木犀草[3]
Czech
  • rýt žlutý[3]
Danish
  • Gul reseda[3]
Estonian
  • kollane reseeda[3]
Finnish
  • keltareseda[3]
German
Hebrew
  • רכפה צהובה[3]
Hungarian
Italian
Lithuanian
  • Geltonžiedė razeta[3]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Rezeda żółta[3]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Резеда жёлтая[3]
Serbian
Slovak
  • rezeda žltá[3]
Slovenian
  • rumeni katanec[3]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
  • Muhabbet Çiçeği[3]
Ukrainian
  • Резеда жовта[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

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] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • wild mignonette — Page 4, column 1, row top 322 pt; common-name cell after Reseda lutea.; Reseda lutea.
[2] Reseda lutea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Wild Mignonette — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Gelbe Resede — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Gelber Wau — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Cut Leaved Mignonette — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Cut-Leaf Mignonette — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Dyer's Rocket — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Dyer's Weed — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Wild Rocket — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • yellow mignonette — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • gualda — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Réséda jaune — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Reseda comune — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Reseda gialla — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Wilde Reseda — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Minhonete — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
[3] Reseda lutea — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Wild Mignonette — results[23].names[1]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Gelbe Resede — results[23].names[14]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Gelber Wau — results[23].names[13]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Cut Leaved Mignonette — results[23].names[8]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Cut-Leaf Mignonette — results[23].names[25]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Dyer's Rocket — results[23].names[26]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Dyer's Weed — results[23].names[27]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Wild Rocket — results[23].names[28]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • yellow mignonette — results[23].names[7]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • gualda — results[23].names[10]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Réséda jaune — results[23].names[3]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Reseda comune — results[23].names[32]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Reseda gialla — results[23].names[33]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Wilde Reseda — results[23].names[6]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Minhonete — results[23].names[29]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Резеда жёлтая — results[23].names[4]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • rýt žlutý — results[23].names[5]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Gul reseda — results[23].names[9]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • byreseda — results[23].names[11]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • keltareseda — results[23].names[12]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Rezeda żółta — results[23].names[15]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Gandalla — results[23].names[16]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Geltonžiedė razeta — results[23].names[17]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • kollane reseeda — results[23].names[18]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • rezeda žltá — results[23].names[19]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • gulreseda — results[23].names[20]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • 黄木犀草 — results[23].names[21]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Резеда жовта — results[23].names[22]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Katstert bossie — results[23].names[23]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • katstertbossie — results[23].names[24]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • rumeni katanec — results[23].names[30]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • vadrezeda — results[23].names[31]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • vad rezeda — results[23].names[34]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • רכפה צהובה — results[23].names[35]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Резеда — results[23].names[36]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Razeda — results[23].names[37]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
  • Muhabbet Çiçeği — results[23].names[38]; taxon id 78838; Reseda lutea.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Reseda lutea 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]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Reseda lutea in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
Canary Is., Medit. to C. Asia and Arabian Pen., S. Africa.

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

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Wild Mignonette (Reseda lutea) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to September.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Reseda lutea — 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 2649852; ID 794P6; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2649852; ID 794P6; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 1, entry Reseda lutea (top 322 pt)

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Reseda lutea — 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 268366; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1016897, 1016898, 1016901, 1016902, 1016903, 1016904, 1016905, 1016906, 1016907, 1016908, 1016909, 1016910, 1016911, 1016912, 1016913, 1016914, 1016915, 1016916, 1016917, 1016918, 1016919, 1016920, 1016921, 1016924, 1016928, 1016929, 1016930, 1016931, 1016932, 1016933, 1016934, 1016935, 1016936, 1016937, 1016938, 1016939, 1016940, 1016941, 1016944, 1016945, 1016946, 1016947, 1016948, 1016949, 1016950, 1016951, 1016952, 1016953, 1016954, 1016955, 1016956, 1016957, 1016958, 1016959

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.