Crosswort
Crosswort is a common name for several species of plants and may refer to: * ''Crucianella stylosa'' (Rubiaceae) * ''Cruciata laevipes'' (Rubiaceae) * ''Lysimachia quadrifolia ''Lysimachia quadrifolia'', the whorled loosestrife, whorled yellow loosestrife, or crosswort, is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Primulaceae The Primulaceae , commonly known as the primrose family (but not related to the evening ...

Cruciata Laevipes
''Cruciata laevipes'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is commonly known as crosswort, smooth bedstraw or Luc na croise in Gaelic. The Latin epithet ''laevipes'' refers to the smooth stalk. The common name crosswort is a 16th century translation of the botanists' Latin ''cruciata planta'', meaning "cross plant", i.e., with leaves in a cross-like arrangement. Description This perennial sprawling plant can grow to a height of , spreads by seeds and stolons and has, unusually amongst this group, yellow hermaphrodite flowers. The inner flowers are male and soon fall off, whilst the outer are bisexual and produce the fruit. The flowers smell of honey. Of the whorls of four leaves, only two in each group are real leaves, the other two being stipules. It is associated with arbuscular mycorrhiza that penetrate the cortical cells of the roots. In the United Kingdom it flowers April to June. Pollination is by bees and flies. Distribution and habitat ''Cruc ...
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Crucianella Stylosa
''Phuopsis stylosa'', the Caucasian crosswort or large-styled crosswort, is a low-growing, mat-forming, aromatic perennial plant in the madder, or bedstraw family Rubiaceae. It has whorls of narrow, aromatic leaves and terminal clusters of tubular pink flowers. ''Phuopsis stylosa'' is native to the Caucasus and Iran, and is widely grown elsewhere as a garden plant. The plant gives off an odor which can be confused with that of some ''Cannabis ''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. The number of species within the genus is disputed. Three species may be recognized: ''Cannabis sativa'', '' C. indica'', and '' C. ruderalis''. Alternatively ...'' species. References External links ''Crucianella stylosa''''Phuopsis stylosa'' at Royal Horticultural Society Rubieae Flora of Lebanon {{Rubioideae-stub ...
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