Asperula tinctoria L.

Asperula tinctoria, common name dyer's woodruff,^[2] is a plant in the family Rubiaceae, a native of much of northern and central Europe from France to Russia and also of Western Siberia.^{[1][3][4][5][6]}

Uses

The root is used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to make a red dye for clothing, but is less productive than the more widely used madder Rubia tinctorum.^[7]

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Woodruff" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.

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