Alkanna tinctoria

Alkanna tinctoria Tausch is a dye plant.

Alkanna tinctoria ssp. tinctoria Tausch, 1824 is subespecies reported in Spain by García Sánchez (2001), used traditionally in old Al-Andalus also as a food dye.

Colors
It yields a purple colour.

Parts used
You need the roots to dye with this plant.

Methods
The pigments are extracted in an alcoholic solution.

Synonyms
Alkanna tinctoria (L.) Tausch.

Local names are: orcaneta, pie de paloma in spanish; riyl al-hamama in arabic.