Phuopsis stylosa
Species of flowering plant in the madder family
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Phuopsis |
| Species: | P. stylosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Phuopsis stylosa | |
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The plant gives off an odor which can be confused with that of some Cannabis species.[4]
