Wild Mignonette
Taken at
Turnberry
on 25th July 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Taken using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens
Wild Mignonette.
Species
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Order:
Family:
Habit:
Reseda lutea.
Brassicales.
Resedaceae.
Herbaceous Plant
Habitat:
Height:
Flowers:
Feature:
Calcareous waste ground, sand dunes, arable fields and grassland.
Up to 75 cms.
May - September.
Its leaves and flowers have been used to make a yellow dye called "weld" since the first millennium BC.