Asperula gussonei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Asperula |
Species: | A. gussonei
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Binomial name | |
Asperula gussonei | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Asperula gussoneana Boiss. ex Ces., Pass. & Gibelli |
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]
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.
Asperula gussonei flowers around May-June, and grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.
Alpine woodruff was first named by Pierre Edmond Boissier