| Accepted name: |
Isatis tinctoria L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Dyer's Woad
Asp-of-Jerusalem
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| French names: |
Pastel des teinturiers
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Capparales
Family: Brassicaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HISATI
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
AB |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
At that time this species had an international economic importance as a dye plant, the blue dye could be produced from the leaves; it could also be used as an ingredient for certain other colours(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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