Rubia tinctorum L.

Spice

Family: RUBIACEAE

Genus: Rubia

Catalan common name: Roja. Tintòria.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Lleida.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): East Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Dye industry.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Hedges. Cultivated species. Cultivated specie and sometimes subespontaneous.