Ontario Wildflowers website

Yellow Upright Mignonette
Reseda lutea

Yellow Upright Mignonette (Reseda lutea) Other common names: Mignonette, Wild Mignonette, Yellow Cut-leaved Mignonette, Yellow Mignonette

Family: Mignonette Family (Resedaceae)

Similar species:
  •   Yellow-flowered Lettuce species

  •   White Upright Mignonette (Reseda alba)

Flowers: Summer;  Yellow;  Yellow or pale yellow racemes.

Leaves: Deeply lobed, with narrow lobes.

Habitat: Fields and Open Areas;  Fields.

Native/Non-native: Non-native

Status: uncommon.

Notes: I have found this plant in only one site in Ontario. White Upright Mignonette (Reseda alba) also occurs in Ontario.

Photographs: 51 photographs available, of which 8 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

Range Map is at the bottom of the page

Yellow Upright Mignonette (Reseda lutea)

Some racemes of flowers.

Yellow Upright Mignonette (Reseda lutea)

Closer view of one raceme.

Yellow Upright Mignonette (Reseda lutea)

Closeup of the flowers.

Yellow Upright Mignonette (Reseda lutea)

Some paler flowers, late in the season (October).

Yellow Upright Mignonette (Reseda lutea)

Closeup view of these paler flowers.

Yellow Upright Mignonette (Reseda lutea)

One patch of Yellow Upright Mignonette.

Yellow Upright Mignonette (Reseda lutea)

Yellow Upright Mignonette seeds forming.

Yellow Upright Mignonette (Reseda lutea)

A typical leaf. Note the deep and narrow lobes. Resembles some of the lettuces.


Range map for Yellow Upright Mignonette (Reseda lutea)

PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.

(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website and is displayed here in accordance with their Policies)