Asperula virgata

Rod-shaped woodruff
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Rubioideae
Tribe:	Rubieae
Genus:	Asperula
Species:	A. virgata
Binomial name
Asperula virgata Hub.-Mor. ex Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.

Asperula virgata, the rod-shaped woodruff, is a species in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Turkey, and is found in Erzurum and Artvin provinces. It can be found on limestone scree, between elevations of 700–1,100 m. It is threatened by overgrazing, road construction, dam construction and erosion.