Asperula

See also: aspérula

Translingual

Asperula odorata

Etymology

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Proper noun

Asperula f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – Old World flowering plants, including woodruffs.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Rubiaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Rubiaceae - family; Rubioideae - subfamily; Rubieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Asperula arvensis (type species); Asperula cynanchica (squinancywort, squincywort, now Cynanchica pyrenaica subsp. cynanchica), Asperula odorata (sweet woodruff, now Galium odoratum) - selected other species
  • For other species see Asperula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia and Asperula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Coordinate terms

• (genus): Asperula, Callipeltis, Crucianella, Cruciata, Cynanchica, Didymaea, Galium, Hexaphylla, Kelloggia, Mericarpaea, Microphysa, Phuopsis, Pseudogalium, Relbunium, Rubia, Sherardia, Thliphthisa, Valantia - genera

References

• Asperula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Asperula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Asperula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Asperula at USDA Plants database