Biology:Asperula ambleia

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Rubiaceae

Asperula ambleia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Asperula
Species:
A. ambleia
Binomial name
Asperula ambleia
Airy Shaw[1]

Asperula ambleia is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as Stiff Woodruff, and is endemic from SE. Queensland to NE. Victoria in Australia ,[2] and was first named by Airy Shaw. [3]

Description

Asperula ambleia appears as a long green heather-like plant, with small (1in) white flowers, on long, rough, woody stems, it has compact, green, needle-like leaves.

Growth cycle

Asperula ambleia flowers around May-June, and grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15397693 entry