Biology:Asperula

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants in the coffee family Rubiaceae

Asperula
Asperula arvensis0.jpg
Asperula arvensis - Blue Woodruff
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Rubieae
Genus: Asperula
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Synonyms
  • Asterophyllum Schimp. & Spenn.
  • Blepharostemma Fourr.
  • Chrozorrhiza Ehrh.
  • Cynanchica Fourr.
  • Galiopsis St.-Lag.
  • Lepunis Steven

Asperula, commonly known as woodruff,[1] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia.[2]

Species


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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q157934 entry