Asperugo

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Asperugo
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Boraginoideae
Genus: Asperugo
L.
Species:
A. procumbens
Binomial name
Asperugo procumbens
L.
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Asperugo alba Mazziari
    • Asperugo erecta I.Pop
    • Asperugo vulgaris Bubani
    • Asperugo vulgaris Dum.Cours.

Asperugo procumbens, known as German madwort, is the single species in the monotypic plant genus Asperugo. This plant is native to Europe and temperate parts of Asia but has been introduced elsewhere by humans. [1]

Contents

Asperugo procumbens is an annual plant with stems that grow 20 to 60 centimeters long. The stems trail along the ground, but do not root at the nodes. The leaves are most often attached alternately to the stems, but can be attached oppositely on the stems towards their ends. [2]

Names

Asperugo procumbens is known in English by the common name German madwort. [3] It is also simply known as madwort, [3] however many species in the genus Alyssum are also known by this name including Alyssum alyssoides . [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Asperugo procumbens L." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Welsh, Stanley L.; Atwood, N. Duane; Goodrich, Sherel; Higgins, Larry C. (1987). A Utah Flora . Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs, No. 9 (First ed.). Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University. p. 61. JSTOR   23377658. OCLC   9986953694 . Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 Acadia University; Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre; University of Toronto Mississauga; University of British Columbia (2025). "Asperugo procumbens Linnaeus - Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN)". Canadensys. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Whitmore, Patrick (1991). The Common Names of Wild Flowers in English and French . Chichester, England: Packard. p. 4. ISBN   978-1-85341-027-7. OCLC   26304498 . Retrieved 25 April 2025.


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