Asperula Gussonei
From Handwiki Short description: Species of plant in the family Rubiaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Asperula |
| Species: | A. gussonei
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| Binomial name | |
| Asperula gussonei Boiss.[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Asperula gussoneana Boiss. ex Ces., Pass. & Gibelli | |
Asperula gussonei, also known as alpine woodruff, is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.[1] It was first described in 1831[2] and is endemic to Sicily.[1]
Description
Asperula gussonei appears as a small green moss-like plant, with small (1in) stemless pale pink flowers, it has a compact cushion of small, dark green, needle-like, leaves.
Growth cycle
Asperula gussonei flowers around May-June, and grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.
History
Alpine woodruff was first named by Pierre Edmond Boissier
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Asperula gussonei Boiss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:744014-1.
- ↑ "International Plant Names Index". https://www.ipni.org/n/744014-1.
See also Wikidata entry {{{from}}}.
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Categories: [Asperula]
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