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Cynanchica gussonei

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Cynanchica gussonei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Asperula
Species:
A. gussonei
Binomial name
Asperula gussonei
Synonyms[1]

Asperula gussoneana Boiss. ex Ces., Pass. & Gibelli
Asperula suberosa Guss.

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. ^ a b c d "Asperula gussonei Boiss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  2. ^ "International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2020-03-07.