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Asperula tinctoria L.

Dyer's Woodruff

Rubiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Rubiaceae (Bedstraw family)
Genus: Asperula (Woodruff)

Synonyms

Asperula tinctoria
Galium tinctorium
Galium triandrum

Related species

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

Traits


    30&#8211;60&#8239;cm tall, <ba>perennial</ba>. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <ba><b>panicle-like</b></ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> bell- or funnel-shaped, <ba><b>whitish</b></ba>. <span class="v1">pedicels:</span> shorter than the flower. <span clas...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Asperula tinctoria

Legend

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.


Distribution in Germany

Asperula tinctoria

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Asperula tinctoria

Asperula tinctoria

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

  • in alkaline, dry habitats

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