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Persicaria tinctoria

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Scientific name
  
Persicaria tinctoria

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Species

Genus
  
Persicaria

Higher classification
  
Knotweeds

Persicaria tinctoria Persicaria tinctoria Polygonum tinctorium

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Woad, Polygonaceae, Indigofera tinctoria, Knotweed, Indigo

Persicaria tinctoria is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family. Common names include Chinese indigo and "Japanese indigo." It is native to Eastern Europe and Asia.

Persicaria tinctoria Japanese indigo Persicaria tinctoria in the garden and the dye pot

The leaves were a source of indigo dye. It was already in use in the Western Zhou period (ca. 1045-771 B.C.), and was the most important blue dye in East Asia until the arrival of Indigofera from the south.

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Persicaria tinctoria Just What is Indigo John39s Attic

Persicaria tinctoria Japanese indigo Persicaria tinctoria in the garden and the dye pot

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Persicaria tinctoria Persicaria tinctoria Aiton Spach

References

Persicaria tinctoria Wikipedia


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