Asperula

Asperula
Asperula arvensis - Blue woodruff
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Rubieae
Genus: Asperula
L.
Synonyms
List
  • Asterophyllum K.F.Schimp. & Spenn.
  • Blepharostemma Fourr.
  • Chrozorrhiza Ehrh.
  • Galiopsis St.-Lag.
  • Lepunis Steven
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Asperula.

Asperula, commonly known as woodruff,[1] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia.[2]

  1. ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 363. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017 – via Korea Forest Service.
  2. ^ "Asperula in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved June 10, 2014.