PLANTS Profile for Rubia tinctorum (dyer's madder)

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PLANTS Profile

Rubia tinctorum L.
dyer's madder

Symbol:

RUTI2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rubiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48


Common Names:
	Indian madder
	madder

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Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Turkey. Usage Requirements.

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Images:
Rubia tinctorum L.

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Synonyms:
Rubia tinctorum L.

RUTI

Rubia tinctoria L., orth. var.

dyer's madder, Indian madder, madder

Distribution:
Rubia tinctorum L.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, MA, NV, NY, OR, PA, UT)

Related Taxa:
Rubia tinctorum L.

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 1 species in Rubia

Classification:
Rubia tinctorum L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Rubiales
Family	Rubiaceae – Madder family
Genus	Rubia L. – rubia
Species	Rubia tinctorum L. – dyer's madder

Introduced Information:
Rubia tinctorum L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Rubia tinctorum L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35145.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 02/14/2009 05:35 AM MST