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Isatis tinctoria L.
Woad
Nomenclature
| GrinTax | Isatis tinctoria L. |
| The Plant list | Isatis tinctoria L. |
| English name | Woad |
| Woad | primary genepool |
| Radish | tertiary genepool |
| Indigeneity | naturalized before 1500 |
| Trend since 1950 | stable or increasing |
| Presence | rare |
| Status | least concern |
| Legal protection | unlisted |
Legend distribution maps
upper map:
- red: locations of presence from year 2000 onwards
- blue: previous localities where the species has not been observed anymore after 1999.
- source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl
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lower map:
- green: distribution area
- original larger map at wilde-planten.nl
| Europe | S- and E-Europe |
| Asia | W-Asia |
| Africa | naturalized |
| North-America | naturalized |
| South-America | - |
| Australia | - |
Expected distribution due to climate change
Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.
Optimistic scenario
Pessimistic scenario
Additional information
- The Netherlands: Verspreidingsatlas.nl (FLORON), Soortenbank.nl (Naturalis Biodiversity Center), NL Soortenregister (Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
- Belgium: wilde-planten.nl (native and naturalized plant species in The Nederlands and Belgium; K.M. Dijkstra)
- Germany: FloraWeb.de (Wildpflanzen und Vegetation Deutschlands; Bundesamt für Naturschutz)
- UK: Ecological Flora of the British Isles (Univ. of York)
- Ireland: Flora of Ireland (National Biodiversity Data Centre)
- France: Tela-Botanica.org (La botanique francophone)
- Spain: Anthos.es (in tab 'Searches' select button 'Search including synonyms'. Then select the taxon to be mapped.)
- EOL.org (Encyclopedia of Life)