Asperula

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Asperula
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Asperula arvensis - Blue woodruff
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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
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  • AsterophyllumK.F.Schimp. & Spenn.
  • BlepharostemmaFourr.
  • ChrozorrhizaEhrh.
  • GaliopsisSt.-Lag.
  • LepunisSteven

Asperula, commonly known as woodruff, [1] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. [2]

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Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Asperula: [3]

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References

  1. English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 363. ISBN   978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017 via Korea Forest Service.
  2. "Asperula in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  3. "Asperula L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  4. English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 364. ISBN   978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2016 via Korea Forest Service.