Asperula arvensis, known as blue woodruff,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It belongs to the genus Asperula.[2] It is native to most of Europe plus Algeria, Morocco, and southwest Asia from Turkey to Kyrgyzstan.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Asperula |
| Species: | A. arvensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Asperula arvensis | |
References
edit- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Valerie L. Soza & Richard G. Olmstead (2010). "Molecular systematics of tribe Rubieae (Rubiaceae): Evolution of major clades, development of leaf-like whorls, and biogeography" (PDF). p. 758.
External links
edit- World Checklist of Rubiaceae
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