''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a

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. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to

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Species

These species are recognised in the genus ''Asperula:'' *'' Asperula acuminata'' *'' Asperula albiflora'' *''

Asperula ambleia ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia Australasi ...

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Asperula anatolica ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species These ...

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Asperula arvensis ''Asperula arvensis'', known as blue woodruff, is a species of flowering plant in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It belongs to the genus ''Asperula''. It is native to most of Europe plus Algeria, Morocco, and southwest Asia from Turkey t ...

'' - blue woodruff *'' Asperula assamica'' *'' Asperula asterocephala'' *'' Asperula asthenes'' - trailing woodruff *''

Asperula azerbaidjanica ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species These ...

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Asperula badachschenica ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species These ...

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Asperula balchanica ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species These ...

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Asperula bargyli ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species These ...

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Asperula botschantzevii ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species These ...

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Asperula brachyantha ''Asperula brachyantha'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. Description ''Asperula brachyantha'' was first described in 1845 and is endemic to Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also k ...

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Asperula cankiriensis ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australas ...

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Asperula charophyton ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species These ...

'' - strapleaf woodruff *''

Asperula ciliatula ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species These ...

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Asperula cilicia ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species These ...

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Asperula comosa ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia Australasi ...

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Asperula conferta ''Asperula conferta'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is Australian endemic distributed across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the Northern Territory The Northern Territory ( ...

'' - common woodruff *''

Asperula congesta ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australas ...

'' *'' Asperula cunninghamii'' - twining woodruff *'' Asperula cymulosa'' *'' Asperula czukavinae'' *'' Asperula dasyantha'' *'' Asperula euryphylla'' *'' Asperula fedtschenkoi'' *''

Asperula fidanii ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species These ...

'' *'' Asperula fragillima'' *'' Asperula friabilis'' *'' Asperula galioides'' *'' Asperula gemella'' - twin-leaved bedstraw *'' Asperula geminifolia'' *'' Asperula glabrata'' *'' Asperula glomerata'' *'' Asperula gobica'' *''

Asperula gobicola ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species These ...

'' *'' Asperula gracilis'' *'' Asperula gunnii'' - mountain woodruff *'' Asperula hoskingii'' *'' Asperula insignis'' *'' Asperula insolita'' *''

Asperula involucrata ''Asperula involucrata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. Description ''Asperula involucrata'' is endemic to Bulgaria and Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anato ...

'' *'' Asperula karategini'' *'' Asperula kotschyana'' *'' Asperula kovalevskiana'' *'' Asperula kryloviana'' *''

Asperula laevigata ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species These ...

'' *'' Asperula lasiantha'' - Korean woodruff *'' Asperula libanotica'' *'' Asperula majoriflora'' *'' Asperula minima'' *''

Asperula molluginoides ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia Australasi ...

'' *'' Asperula nuratensis'' *'' Asperula oblanceolata'' *'' Asperula oppositifolia'' *'' Asperula orientalis'' - blue woodruff *'' Asperula pauciflora'' *''

Asperula perpusilla ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia Australasi ...

'' *'' Asperula podlechii'' *'' Asperula polymera'' *'' Asperula popovii'' *''

Asperula × portae ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species These ...

'' *'' Asperula prostrata'' *'' Asperula pugionifolia'' *'' Asperula pulchella'' *'' Asperula pusilla'' - alpine woodruff *'' Asperula rechingeri'' *'' Asperula rezaiyensis'' *'' Asperula scabrella'' *'' Asperula scoparia'' - prickly woodruff *'' Asperula seticornis'' *'' Asperula setosa'' *'' Asperula sherardioides'' *'' Asperula sordide-rosea'' *'' Asperula strishovae'' *'' Asperula suavis'' *'' Asperula subsimplex'' *'' Asperula subulifolia'' *'' Asperula syrticola'' *'' Asperula szovitsii'' *'' Asperula taurina'' - pink woodruff *'' Asperula tenuissima'' *'' Asperula tetraphylla'' *'' Asperula tinctoria'' - Dyer's woodruff *'' Asperula trichodes'' *'' Asperula trifida'' *''

Asperula tschernevae ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species These ...

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Asperula tymphaea ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 91 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species These ...

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Asperula virgata ''Asperula virgata'', the rod-shaped woodruff, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Turkey, and is found in Erzurum and Artvin provinces. It can be found on limestone scree, between elevations of 700–1,100 m. It ...

'' – rod-shaped woodruff *'' Asperula wimmeriana'' *'' Asperula xylorrhiza''

References

External links

''Asperula'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q157934 Rubiaceae genera