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Isatis tinctoria L.

Woad

source: Stefan Lefnaer (2014), Wikimedia Commons (license CCASA 4.0 International)
source: Stefan Lefnaer (2014), Wikimedia Commons (license CCASA 4.0 International)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Isatis tinctoria L.
The Plant list Isatis tinctoria L.
English name Woad



Crop relationship
Woad primary genepool
Radish tertiary genepool



FLORON data (2014)
Indigeneity naturalized before 1500
Trend since 1950 stable or increasing
Presence rare
Status least concern
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2015
© NDFF, 2015

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:

Distribution area
Europe S- and E-Europe
Asia W-Asia
Africa naturalized
North-America naturalized
South-America -
Australia -
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015

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.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, January 2018. doi:10.15468/dl.8kapqd
Distribution data GBIF, January 2018. doi:10.15468/dl.8kapqd

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information