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Isatis

Isatis 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).

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53 branches of this genus, most-observed first

woad

speciesIsatis tinctoria

Isatis costata

speciesIsatis costata

Isatis oblongata

speciesIsatis oblongata

Aleppo Woad

speciesIsatis lusitanica

Isatis gymnocarpa

speciesIsatis gymnocarpa

Alpine Woad

speciesIsatis apennina

Isatis littoralis

speciesIsatis littoralis

Isatis microcarpa

speciesIsatis microcarpa

Isatis sabulosa

speciesIsatis sabulosa

Isatis jacutensis

speciesIsatis jacutensis

Isatis glastifolia

speciesIsatis glastifolia

Isatis cardiocarpa

speciesIsatis cardiocarpa

Isatis armena

speciesIsatis armena

Isatis tomentella

speciesIsatis tomentella

Isatis floribunda

speciesIsatis floribunda

Isatis cappadocica

speciesIsatis cappadocica

Isatis multicaulis

speciesIsatis multicaulis

Isatis praecox

speciesIsatis praecox

Isatis steveniana

speciesIsatis steveniana

Isatis minima

speciesIsatis minima

Isatis violascens

speciesIsatis violascens

Isatis latisiliqua

speciesIsatis latisiliqua

Isatis boreava

speciesIsatis boreava

Isatis kotschyana

speciesIsatis kotschyana

Isatis platyloba

speciesIsatis platyloba

Isatis caucasica

speciesIsatis caucasica

Isatis djurdjurae

speciesIsatis djurdjurae

Isatis glauca

speciesIsatis glauca

Isatis cochlearis

speciesIsatis cochlearis

Isatis amani

speciesIsatis amani

Isatis hirtocalyx

speciesIsatis hirtocalyx

Isatis iberica

speciesIsatis iberica

Isatis pinnatiloba

speciesIsatis pinnatiloba

Isatis raphanifolia

speciesIsatis raphanifolia

Isatis takhtajanii

speciesIsatis takhtajanii

Isatis demiriziana

speciesIsatis demiriziana

Isatis emarginata

speciesIsatis emarginata

Isatis brevipes

speciesIsatis brevipes

Isatis aucheri

speciesIsatis aucheri

Isatis buschiana

speciesIsatis buschiana

Isatis undulata

speciesIsatis undulata

Isatis aptera

speciesIsatis aptera

Isatis candolleana

speciesIsatis candolleana

Isatis stocksii

speciesIsatis stocksii

Isatis laevigata

speciesIsatis laevigata

Isatis bungeana

speciesIsatis bungeana

Isatis subradiata

speciesIsatis subradiata

Isatis arenaria

speciesIsatis arenaria

Isatis arnoldiana

speciesIsatis arnoldiana

Isatis ornithorhynchus

speciesIsatis ornithorhynchus

Isatis karjaginii

speciesIsatis karjaginii

Isatis constricta

speciesIsatis constricta

Isatis spectabilis

speciesIsatis spectabilis

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