| Cynanchica aristata | |
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| Above Stalden at the path to Törbel, Valais, Switzerland | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Cynanchica |
| Species: | C. aristata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynanchica aristata (L.f.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cynanchica aristata, commonly known as woodruff, [1] is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. [2] It is native to Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain, and Portugal. [3]
Cynanchica aristata appears as a long green plant, 10–60 cm (4–24 in) high, [2] with small (1in) pale purple flowers, on long, thin, green, stems. It has thin, green, grass-like leaves. It flowers around May–June.
The following subspecies are recognised: [3]
Cynanchica aristata grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.