- Source: Asperula tinctoria
Asperula tinctoria, common name dyer's woodruff, 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.
Uses
The root was used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to make a red dye for clothing, but was less productive than the more widely used madder Rubia tinctorum.
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.
External links
Botanik im Bild / Flora von Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol, Rubiaceae / Asperula tinctoria, Färber-Meier
Altervissta Flora Italiana, Asperula tinctoria
Flore Alpes (Fouillouse France), Aspérule des teinturiers, Asperula tinctoria