Cynanchica aristata

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Cynanchica aristata
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Above Stalden at the path to Törbel, Valais, Switzerland
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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
  • Asperula aristataL.f.
  • Asperula cynanchica subsp. aristata(L.f.) Bég.
  • Asperula longiflora var. aristata(L.f.) Rchb.

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]

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Description

Cynanchica aristata appears as a long green plant (10cm-60cm 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.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: [3]

Cultivation

Cynanchica aristata grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.

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References

  1. "woodruff (herb)". Britannica. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 Bojňanský, Vít; Bojňanský, Vít; Fargašová, Agáta (2007). Atlas of seeds and fruits of central and east-European flora: the Carpathian Mountains region. Dordrecht London: Springer. ISBN   978-1-4020-5362-7.
  3. 1 2 "Cynanchica aristata (L.f.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-02.