Biology:Cruciata glabra

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Cruciata

Cruciata glabra
Cruciata glabra kz04.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Cruciata
Species:
C. glabra
Binomial name
Cruciata glabra
(L.) Opiz[1]
Synonyms[2]

Cruciata glabra, smooth crosswort, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cruciata, native to Morocco, Algeria, southern, central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, the Altai, and western Siberia.[2] It is often found in beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests.[3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Cruciata glabra subsp. balcanica (Ehrend.) Soó
  • Cruciata glabra subsp. glabra
  • Cruciata glabra subsp. hirticaulis (Beck) Natali & Jeanm.
  • Cruciata glabra subsp. krylovii (Iljin) E.G.Naumova

References

  1. Seznam: 34 (1852)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cruciata glabra (L.) Opiz". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60456820-2. 
  3. Peña, Lorena; Amezaga, Ibone; Onaindia, Miren (2011). "At which spatial scale are plant species composition and diversity affected in beech forests?". Annals of Forest Science 68 (8): 1351–1362. doi:10.1007/s13595-011-0147-2. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13595-011-0147-2.pdf. Retrieved 30 September 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q160023 entry