Asperula apuana

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Asperula apuana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Asperula
Species:
A. apuana
Binomial name
Asperula apuana
(Fiori) Arrigoni [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Asperula purpurea subsp. apuana(Fiori) Bechi & Garbari
  • Galium purpureum var. apuanumFiori

Asperula apuana is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as Woodruff, and is endemic to Italy, [2] and was first named by (Fiori) Arrigoni. [1]

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Description

Asperula apuana appears as a long green heather-like plant, with small (1 inch or 25 millimetres) white flowers, on long, rough, woody stems, it has compact small, green, needle-like, leaves.

Growth cycle

Asperula apuana flowers around May–June, and grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Asperula apuana". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Asperula apuana (Fiori) Arrigoni | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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