| Asperula abbreviata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Asperula |
| Species: | A. abbreviata |
| Binomial name | |
| Asperula abbreviata | |
Asperula abbreviata is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as Woodruff, and is endemic to Naxos and Amorgos in Greece.[2] It was first formally described in 1901 by Eugen von Halácsy who gave it the name Asperula lutea var. abbreviata in Conspectus Florae Graecae.[3] In 1943, Karl Heinz Rechinger raised the variety to species status as Asperula abbreviata in Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften / Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.[4]
Description
Asperula abbreviata appears as a small green moss-like plant, with small (1in) pale pink flowers, on relatively long stems, it has a compact cushion of small, green, needle-like, leaves.
Growth cycle
Asperula abbreviata flowers around May-June, and grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.
References
- ↑ "Asperula abbreviata". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ "International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ↑ "Asperula lutea var. abbreviata". The Plant List. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ "Asperula abbreviata". The Plant List. Retrieved 22 June 2021.