Resedaceae

Garden mignonette

Reseda odorata L.

Family: Resedaceae
Genus: Reseda

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Common names

By language (14)

Arabic: بليحاء عطرية, بليخة, تمر حنا افرنجية, خزام عطري, خزامي, ريزيدة
arz: بليحاء عطريه
Belarusian: Рэзеда пахучая, Рэзеда духмяная
Chinese: 木犀草, 木樨草, 香草, 草木犀
Czech: Rýt vonný, Rezeda vonná
English: Garden mignonette
Finnish: Tuoksureseda
hsb: Wonjaty róžat
Norwegian Bokmål: Hagereseda
Polish: Rezeda wonna, Rezeda pachnąca
sco: Meenonette
Spanish: Miñoneta
Swedish: Luktreseda
Welsh: Melengu bêr

Synonyms

Reseda arborea E.Vilm.
Reseda nilgherrensis Müll.Arg.
Reseda odorata f. pilosa Kuntze
Reseda odorata var. neilgherrensis (Müll.Arg.) Abdallah & de Wit
Reseda phyteuma var. odorata (L.) Fiori

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.