dyer's alkanet
alkanet
alkanna tinctoria latin

In English in the late medieval era, the name alkanet meant Alkanna tinctoria.

Alkanet, Alkanna tinctoria, the source of a red dye; this is the plant most commonly called simply "alkanet"

Alkanet or dyers' bugloss (Alkanna tinctoria) is a plant in the borage family whose roots are used as a red dye.

Alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria)

Don't confuse henna with henna root (Alkanna tinctoria), also referred to as alkanna root.

Note that the name "alkanet" is also used for dyer's bugloss (Alkanna tinctoria) and common bugloss (Anchusa officinalis).

A variety of plants produce red dyes, including a number of lichens, henna, alkanet or dyer's bugloss (Alkanna tinctoria), asafoetida and Rubia tinctorum.

Alkanet, Alkanna lehmanii, Alkanna Radix, Alkanna tinctoria, Alkanna tuberculata, Anchusa, Anchusa bracteolata, Anchusa tuberculata, Dyer's Bugloss, Henna, Lithospermum lehmanii, Orchanet, Radix Anchusae.