Resedaceae

Rampion mignonette

Reseda phyteuma L.

Family: Resedaceae
Genus: Reseda

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Common names

By language (11)

Catalan: Pebrots de ruc
Czech: Rýt velkokališný
English: Rampion mignonette
Finnish: Nuokkukotareseda
French: Réséda raiponce
German: Klein-Resede
Polish: Rezeda mała
Portuguese: Erva-de-sesteiras, Reseda-menor
Slovenian: Repuščev katanec
Swedish: Nickreseda
Welsh: Melengu`r ŷd, Melengu‘r ŷd

Synonyms

Pectanisia phyteuma (L.) Raf.
Reseda phyteuma subsp. aragonensis (Loscos & J.Pardo) Rivas Mart.
Reseda phyteuma subsp. eu-phyteuma Maire
Reseda phyteuma var. fragans Texidor

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada: 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.