Cynanchica gussonei
Species of flowering plant
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Cynanchica 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.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Cynanchica |
| Species: | C. gussonei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynanchica gussonei (Boiss.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio | |
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Description
Cynanchica gussonei appears as a small green moss-like plant, with small (1 in or 25 mm) stemless pale pink flowers, it has a compact cushion of small, dark green, needle-like, leaves.
Growth cycle
Cynanchica gussonei flowers around May–June, and grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.
History
Alpine woodruff was first named by Pierre Edmond Boissier
