Asperula tinctoria L. is a plant in the Rubiaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Asperula tinctoria L.
Asperula tinctoria (dyer's woodruff) is a Rubiaceae plant native to Europe and Western Siberia, once used to make red clothing dye.
Asperula tinctoria, commonly known as dyer's woodruff, is a flowering plant species belonging to the Rubiaceae family. It is native to most of northern and central Europe, ranging from France eastward to Russia, and is also found native in Western Siberia. The root of this plant was used by ancient Greeks and Romans to produce a red dye for clothing. However, it was less productive than Rubia tinctorum (madder), which was far more widely used for this purpose.
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