See text Reseda /rɪˈsiːdə/,[1] also known as the mignonette /ˌmɪnjəˈnɛt/,[2] is a genus of fragrant herbaceous plants native to Europe, southwest Asia and North Africa, from the Canary Islands and Iberia east to northwest India.

Reseda includes herbaceous annual, biennial and perennial species 40–130 cm (20–50 in) tall.

The leaves form a basal rosette at ground level, and then spirally arranged up the stem; they can be entire, toothed or pinnate, and range from 1–15 cm (0.4–5.9 in) long.

Yellow dye was obtained from the roots of R. luteola by the first millennium BC, and perhaps earlier than either woad or madder.

As of March 2014[update] The Plant List recognises 41 accepted species (including infraspecific names):[4]