Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria - an important foodplant for many British moths & insects
Dyer's Broom, Dyer's Whin, Furze, waxen woad Traditionally used in dying fabric - it produces a vibrant yellow colour. It also has various homeopathic uses - a decoction is beneficial in curing gout and treatment of rheumatism and the plant is known to have diuretic, cathartic and emetic properties
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