species
Isatis tinctoria
Woad · Asp of Jerusalem · Dyer's woad · Glastum
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Isatis tinctoria belongs to the family Brassicaceae, also known as Woad, Asp of Jerusalem, Dyer's woad or Glastum, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in dry or well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Dry, Well drained
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
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