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| Asperula ambleia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Asperula |
| Species: | A. ambleia
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| Binomial name | |
| Asperula ambleia | |
Asperula ambleia is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as Stiff Woodruff, and is endemic from SE. Queensland to NE. Victoria in Australia,[2] and was first named by Airy Shaw. [3]
Asperula ambleia appears as a long green heather-like plant, with small (1in) white flowers, on long, rough, woody stems, it has compact, green, needle-like leaves.
Asperula ambleia flowers around May-June, and grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.