Genus Asperula Rank Species | ||
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Similar Asperula, Asperula cynanchica, Asperula arvensis, Galium boreale, Galium uliginosum | ||
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 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.
References
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