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]

Asperula abbreviata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Asperula
Species:
A. abbreviata
Binomial name
Asperula abbreviata

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
  1. "Asperula abbreviata". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. "International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  3. "Asperula lutea var. abbreviata". The Plant List. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. "Asperula abbreviata". The Plant List. Retrieved 22 June 2021.


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