Taxonomy fact sheet: Alkanna tinctoria  (L.) Tausch Accepted name

Nomenclature

Taxonomy

Kingdom Plantae Browse at kingdom-level
Order
Family Boraginaceae Browse at family-level
Genus Alkanna Tausch Browse at genus-level
Section
Species Alkanna tinctoria (L.) Tausch Browse at species-level
Subspecies
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Cultivar
Strain

Binomial synonyms

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Common names

Common name Language
Alkanet English
Alkanet root
Alkanna
Dyer's bugloss
Värialkanna Finnish
Orcanette French
Orcanette des teinturies
Alkannawurzel German
Färbende Ochsenzunge
Orkanette
Orcaneta Spanish
Palomilo de tintores

Genealogy

Genetics

Chromosome pairs No chromosome pair counts stored.
Parentage background No parentage background information stored.
Ploidy level No ploidy level information stored.
Species identifier DNA No species identifier DNA information stored.

Subspecies

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Distribution

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Macromorphology

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Chemicals

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Color swatches

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References

  1. T. Bechtold, and R. Mussak, Handbook of natural colorants.. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2009
  2. D. Cardon, Natural dyes. Sources, tradition, technology and science.. Archetype Publications Ltd, 2007
  3. J. De Graaff, The colourful past. Origins, chemistry and identification of natural dyestuffs.. Archetype Publications Ltd; Abegg-Stiftung, 2004
  4. E. Räty, Viljelykasvien nimistö. Puutarhaliiton julkaisuja nro 376. Helsinki.. Puutarhaliitto, 2017