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Cynanchica pyrenaica
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Cynanchica pyrenaica, commonly known as squinancywort or squincywort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. Its common name is derived from its former use as a medicinal herb to cure quinsy. It is native to much of southern and central Europe from Spain and Ireland to Russia.
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Squinancywort | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Cynanchica |
Species: | C. pyrenaica |
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Cynanchica pyrenaica (L.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio | |
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In Sweden, the roots have been used as a red dyeing agent.[1]