A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
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Excluded Taxa » Isatis tinctoria
Last updated 3/27/2022 by David Giblin.
Isatis tinctoria L.[FNA7, HC, HC2]
Dyer's woad
[This taxon is excluded from Washington]
Publication: Sp. Pl. 2: 670. 1753.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
selected vouchers: Not at WTU; WS?
Notes: This species has neither been collected nor photographed in Washington. It is not considered established here. FNA7: "Isatis tinctoria has been cultivated since ancient times as a source of a blue dye (woad) obtained by fermenting the ground leaves and proximal portions of the plant."
References: (none)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
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