Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Rubiaceae (Bedstraw family)
Genus: Asperula (Woodruff)
Asperula taurina L. - Pink Woodruff
Asperula tinctoria L. - Dyer's Woodruff
Asperula arvensis L. - Blue Woodruff
Asperula cynanchica L. - Squinancywort
Asperula neilreichii Beck - Neilreich's Woodruff
15–30 cm tall, <ba>annual</ba>. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <ba>terminal</ba>, <ba><b>panicle-like to capitate</b></ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> bell- or funnel-shaped, <ba><b>(light-) bluish to whitish</b></ba>. <span class="v1">pedic...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Natural, established occurences |  |
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards
in alkaline habitats