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Isatis
Sign in to saveIsatis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Mediterranean region east to central Asia. Its genus name, Isatis, derives from the ancient Greek word for the plant, ἰσάτις. The genus includes woad (Isatis tinctoria). Due to their extremely variable morphology, the Asian species in particular are difficult to determine; the only reliable diagnostic feature is the ripe fruit. They are (usually) biennial or perennial herbaceous plants, often bluish and hairless or downy hairy with the upright stem branched.
OverviewAI-generated
Isatis is a genus within the family Brassicaceae, commonly known as woad. It belongs to the order Brassicales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae.
The genus has been documented in the United States, France, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco. Records from these locations are held by institutions such as MO. A total of 58,869 occurrences have been recorded, with 212 specific records and 202 media items available. Additionally, 564 publications reference the genus.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBrassicales
- FamilyBrassicaceae
Common Name: woad
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 212
- With media
- 202
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Collections
- MO
- Recorded in
- United States, France, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Portugal, Germany, Algeria
Research
564 papers- Isatis indigotica: from (ethno) botany, biochemistry to synthetic biology.Molecular horticulture · 2021
- Isatis indigotica: a review of phytochemistry, pharmacological activities and clinical applications.The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology · 2021
- Isatis tinctoria L. (Woad): A Review of its Botany, Ethnobotanical Uses, Phytochemistry, Biological Activities, and Biotechnological Studies.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
- Isatis tinctoria L.-From Botanical Description to Seed-Extracted Compounds and Their Applications: An Overview.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
- Tobacco/Isatis intercropping system improves soil quality and increase total production value.Frontiers in plant science · 2024
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Description
- Species
- References
Isatis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Mediterranean region east to central Asia. Its genus name, Isatis, derives from the ancient Greek word for the plant, ἰσάτις. The genus includes woad (Isatis tinctoria). Due to their extremely variable morphology, the Asian species in particular are difficult to determine; the only reliable diagnostic feature is the ripe fruit. They are (usually) biennial or perennial herbaceous plants, often bluish and hairless or downy hairy with the upright stem branched.
==Description== They are annual, biennial or perennial, branched herbs, usually glabrous and glaucous except silique. Basal leaves generally elliptic-oblong, sessile; sessile caulinary, rounded to oval-oblong.
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