Dyer's croton (Χρωζοφόρα) (Chrozophora tinctoria)

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Field Notes

Description:

Chrozophora tinctoria ia a low plant with 3-lobe seedpodes, kind of fleshy leaves, stems and fruits, wich produced the blue-purple colorant "turnsole" used in medieval illuminated manuscripts and as a food colorant.
It was spotted near Volos city ringroad, Greece.