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Cynanchica aristata

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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,[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]

Description

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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

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The following subspecies are recognised:[3]

  • 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

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  1. ^ "woodruff (herb)". Britannica. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Cynanchica aristata (L.f.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-02.