Asperula aristata
Asperula aristata is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as Woodruff, and is endemic to Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain, and Portugal.[1] Its synonym is Asperula calabra
| Asperula aristata | |
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| Above Stalden at the path to Törbel, Valais, Switzerland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Asperula |
| Species: | A. aristata |
| Binomial name | |
| Asperula aristata L.f. | |
Description
Asperula ambleia appears as a long green plant, with small (1in) pale purple flowers, on long, thin, green stems, it has thin, green, grass-like leaves.
Growth cycle
Asperula ambleia flowers around May-June, and grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.
References
- "Asperula aristata L.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
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