Asperula apuana
Species of plant in the coffee family
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Asperula apuana is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as Woodruff, and is endemic to Italy,[2] and was first named by (Fiori) Arrigoni.[1]
| Asperula apuana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Asperula |
| Species: | A. apuana |
| Binomial name | |
| Asperula apuana (Fiori) Arrigoni[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
Asperula apuana appears as a long green heather-like plant, with small (1 inch or 25 millimetres) white flowers, on long, rough, woody stems, it has compact small, green, needle-like, leaves.
Growth cycle
Asperula apuana flowers around May–June, and grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.
