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Isatis is the ancient name of Yazd , a city in Iran.{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Isatis''
| image = Isatis tinctoria02.JPG
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Isatis tinctoria''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Brassicales]]
| familia = [[Brassicaceae]]
| genus = '''''Isatis'''''
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
About 30 species, including:<br/>
''Isatis boissieriana<br/>
''Isatis glauca''<br/>
''[[Indigowoad Root|Isatis indigotica]]''<br/>
''[[Isatis tinctoria]]''
}}
'''''Isatis''''' ([[Syllable stress of Botanical Latin|''Í-sa-tis'']]) is a genus of about 30 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Brassicaceae]], native to the [[Mediterranean]] region east to central [[Asia]]. The genus includes [[woad]] (''Isatis tinctoria'').
[[Category:Brassicaceae]]
{{Brassicales-stub}}