Phuopsis stylosa
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Phuopsis stylosa, the Caucasian crosswort or large-styled crosswort, is a low-growing, mat-forming, aromatic perennial plant in the madder, or bedstraw family Rubiaceae. It has whorls of narrow, aromatic leaves and terminal clusters of tubular pink flowers.[2][3] Phuopsis stylosa is native to the Caucasus and Iran, and is widely grown elsewhere as a garden plant.[3]
The plant gives off an odor which can be confused with that of some Cannabis species.[4]
References
- ^ "The Plant List: Phuopsis stylosa (Trin.) Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic Garden. 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- ^ a b "Phuopsis stylosa, large-styled crosswort". London, UK: Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Victoria Ward (7 September 2017). "Couple robbed by drugs gang because plant in their garden smelt like cannabis". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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