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has a bright blue flower. The plant has a root of blackish appearance externally, but blue-red inside, with a whitish core. The root produces a fine red colouring material, which has been used as a dye in the
Mediterranean region since antiquity. The dyestuff in its roots is soluble in alcohol,
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