Cuscuta tinctoria

Cuscuta tinctoria Mart. ex Engelm. is a dye plant used traditionally in Mexico, among other places.

Colors
It yields a yellow colour.

The main colorant is quercetin.

Parts used
You can use all the plant for this dye.

Methods
As teatrises record, the plant was pestled and shaped into cakes, where its name comes from.

Synonyms
Local names in Mexico is zacatlaxcalli in nahuatl.