Isatis

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Isatis is the ancient name of Yazd , a city in Iran.

Isatis
Isatis tinctoria
Isatis tinctoria
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Isatis

Species
About 30 species, including:

Isatis boissieriana
Isatis glauca
Isatis indigotica
Isatis tinctoria

Isatis (Í-sa-tis) is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Mediterranean region east to central Asia. The genus includes woad (Isatis tinctoria). Template:Brassicales-stub