Asperula tinctoria explained

Asperula tinctoria, common name dyer's woodruff,^[1] 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.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

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.^[6]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dyer's Woodruff, Asperula tinctoria - Flowers - NatureGate. 2021-10-08. luontoportti.com.
2. Book: Linné. Carl von. Caroli Linnaei ... Species plantarum :exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas.... Salvius. Lars. 1753. Impensis Laurentii Salvii. 1. Holmiae.
3. Hylander, Nils. 1945. Uppsala Universitets Arsskrift 7: 298, Galium triandrum
4. Soó von Bere, Károly Rezsö. 1974. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 85: 435, Asperula tinctoria subsp. hungarorum
5. Jávorka, Sándor. 1925. Magyar Flóra 1037, Asperula hungarorum
6. Bailey, L.H. & E.Z. Bailey. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York.