Seasonal Wild Flowers

Wild Mignonette

Reseda lutea

Resedaceae

May to September

It is found throughout the country, except for parts of the

North and the far Southwest

See the BSBI distribution map for Wild Mignonette

Wild Mignonette grows on calcareous waste ground, sand

dunes, arable fields and grassland, and alongside roads,

railways and paths.

It is a native, perennial (or biennial), woody, bushy herb

growing up to 75cm.

Flowers are yellow-green, up to 6mm across and with 6,

variously lobed and clawed petals.

There are 10 to 20 dangling stamens and 3 stigmas.

The remains of the stigmas are visible on the seed pods.

Leaves have linear lobes.

There is a big tap root and a woody, ridged stem.

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Wild Mignonette, Lune estuary, Lancaster

Flower spike

Close up of flowers- stamens and petals

Beginning of 3 pointed fruits

3-pointed fruits

Leaves