Natural dye Wikipedia. Natural dyes are dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The majority of natural dyes are vegetable dyes from plant sources—roots, berries, bark, leaves, and wood—and other biological sources such as fungi. Archaeologists have found evidence of textile dyeing dating back to the Neolithic. See more

Web  Natural plant colorants madder (Rubia tinctorum) and indigo (Indigofera tinctoria) and the natural colorant of insect origin cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) were.