Asperula acuminata
Appearance
Asperula acuminata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Asperula |
Species: | A. acuminata
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Binomial name | |
Asperula acuminata I.Thomps.
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Asperula acuminata is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as Woodruff, and is endemic to NE. New South Wales of Australia,[1] and was first named by I.Thomps. [2]
Description
[edit]Asperula acuminata appears as a small green moss-like plant, with small (1in) pale pink flowers, on stems, it has a compact cushion of small, green, needle-like, leaves.
Growth cycle
[edit]Asperula acuminata flowers around May-June, and grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.
References
[edit]- ^ "Asperula acuminata I.Thomps. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "Asperula abchasica". Retrieved 2020-03-07.