Miconia argentea

Miconia argentea DC. is a dye mordant plant used traditionally in Mexico, among other places.

Colors
It yields a yellow colour.

This plant contains a big amount of aluminium, so can use is as mordant.

Parts used
You must use the leaves for this dye.

Synonyms
Local names in Mexico are tezuate and tejute in spanish, tezuatl in nahuatl.