Biology:Phuopsis stylosa

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the madder family Rubiaceae

Crosswort
Phuopsis stylosa (Rubiaceae) plant.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Phuopsis
Species:
P. stylosa
Binomial name
Phuopsis stylosa
(Trin.) Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks, 1894
Synonyms[1]
  • Asperula ciliata Moench
  • Asperula stylosa (Trin.) Boiss.
  • Crucianella stylosa Trin.
  • Putoria calabrica Pers.

Phuopsis stylosa, the Caucasian crosswort or large-styled crosswort, is a low-growing, mat-forming, aromatic perennial plant in the madder, or bedstraw family Rubiaceae. It has whorls of narrow, aromatic leaves and terminal clusters of tubular pink flowers.[2][3] Phuopsis stylosa is native to the Caucasus and Iran, and is widely grown elsewhere as a garden plant.[3]

The plant gives off an odor which can be confused with that of some Cannabis species.[4]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1805242 entry