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Cynanchica aristata

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Species of flowering plants in the coffee family Rubiaceae

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

Cynanchica aristata, commonly known as woodruff, is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. 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.

Description

Cynanchica aristata appears as a long green plant (10cm-60cm high), 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:

  • Cynanchica aristata subsp. aristata (L.f.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio
  • Cynanchica aristata subsp. calabra (Fiori) Del Guacchio & P.Caputo
  • Cynanchica aristata subsp. condensata (Heldr. ex Boiss.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio
  • Cynanchica aristata subsp. nestia (Rech.f.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio
  • Cynanchica aristata subsp. scabra (C.Presl) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio
  • Cynanchica aristata subsp. thessala (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio

Cultivation

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

References

  1. "woodruff (herb)". Britannica. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  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. ^ "Cynanchica aristata (L.f.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
Taxon identifiers
Cynanchica aristata
Asperula aristata
Cynanchica aristata subsp. calabra
Cynanchica aristata subsp. condensata
Cynanchica aristata subsp. nestia
Cynanchica aristata subsp. scabra
Cynanchica aristata subsp. thessala


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