Dyer’s Woad | Isatis tinctoria

The image shows a plant with yellow flowers and two types of seed pods: green, unripe ones above and brown, ripe ones below.
Photo Credit: Steve Dewey
The image shows a plant with tall stems and clusters of bright yellow flowers, surrounded by rocky and grassy terrain.
Photo Credit: Steve Dewey
The image features a cluster of small yellow flowers with delicate petals, set against a softly blurred background.
Photo Credit: Keith Weller
The image shows a plant with yellow flowers and two types of seed pods: green, unripe ones above and brown, ripe ones below.
The image shows a plant with tall stems and clusters of bright yellow flowers, surrounded by rocky and grassy terrain.
The image features a cluster of small yellow flowers with delicate petals, set against a softly blurred background.

Long bluish-green alternating leaves, can be up to 8” long, with prominent whitish mid-veins. Flower stems grow up from basal leaves; small bright yellow flowers at the top of stems. Teardrop fruits, purplish to brown in color.

 

Plant Details

Habitat Notes Pastures, rangeland, roadside and gravel bars.
Mature Height 1’-4’