''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia.

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Asperula abbreviata ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' (Halacsy) Rech.f. * ''

Asperula abchasica ''Asperula abchasica'' is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of te ...

'' V.I.Krecz. * ''

Asperula accrescens ''Asperula accrescens'' is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as Woodruff, and is endemic to Transcaucasus, and was first named by Klokov. Description ''Asperula accrescens'' a ...

'' Klokov * '' Asperula acuminata'' I.Thomps. * ''

Asperula affinis ''Asperula acuminata'' is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is ...

'' Boiss. & A.Huet * ''

Asperula albiflora ''Asperula albiflora'' is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as Woodruff, and is endemic to Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) i ...

'' Popov * '' Asperula ambleia'' Airy Shaw - Stiff woodruff * ''

Asperula apuana ''Asperula apuana'' is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as Woodruff, and is endemic to Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Ital ...

'' (Fiori) Arrigoni * ''

Asperula arcadiensis ''Asperula arcadiensis'', the Arcadian woodruff, is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae, native to the Peloponnese Mountains of Greece. Description A compact, mat-forming evergreen perennial, it forms a mound up to tal ...

'' Sims * ''

Asperula aristata ''Asperula aristata'' is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as woodruff. It is native to Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Se ...

'' L.f. * ''

Asperula arvensis ''Asperula arvensis'', known as blue woodruff, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It belongs to the genus ''Asperula''. It is native to most of Europe plus Algeria, Morocco, and southwest Asia from Turkey to Kyrgyzstan ...

'' L. - Blue woodruff * ''

Asperula assamica ''Asperula assamica'' is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of ter ...

'' Meisn. * ''

Asperula asterocephala ''Asperula asterocephala'' is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as Woodruff, and is endemic to Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, ...

'' Bornm. * ''

Asperula asthenes ''Asperula asthenes'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as trailing woodruff, and is endemic to the east coast of New South Wales, Australia Description This is a low perennial herb. Leaves are arranged in whorls of ...

'' Airy Shaw - Trailing Woodruff * ''

Asperula azerbaidjanica ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Mam * ''

Asperula badachschenica ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Pachom. * ''

Asperula baenitzii ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Heldr. ex Boiss. * ''

Asperula balchanica ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Bobrov * ''

Asperula baldaccii ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' (Halacsy) Ehrend. * ''

Asperula beckiana ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Degen * ''

Asperula biebersteinii ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australa ...

'' V.I.Krecz * ''

Asperula boissieri ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Heldr. ex Boiss. * ''

Asperula borbasiana ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' (Korica) Korica * '' Asperula bornmuelleri'' Velen. ex Bornm. * '' Asperula boryana'' (Walp.) Ehrend. * '' Asperula botschantzevii'' Pachom. * '' Asperula brachyantha'' Boiss. * ''

Asperula brachyphylla ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Trigas & Iatrou * ''

Asperula breviflora ''Asperula breviflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or he ...

'' Boiss. * '' Asperula brevifolia'' Vent. * ''

Asperula bryoides ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Stapf * '' Asperula calabra'' (Fiori) Gavioli * ''

Asperula capitata ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

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Schult. Josef (Joseph) August Schultes (15 April 1773 in Vienna – 21 April 1831 in Landshut) was an Austrian botanist and professor from Vienna. Together with Johann Jacob Roemer (1763–1819), he published the 16th edition of Linnaeus' ''Systema ...

* '' Asperula capitellata'' Hausskn. & Bornm. * ''

Asperula carpatica ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Morariu * '' Asperula charophyton'' Airy Shaw - Strapleaf woodruff * '' Asperula chlorantha'' Boiss. & Heldr. * ''

Asperula ciliatula ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Pachom. * ''

Asperula cilicia ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Hausskn. ex Ehrend. * '' Asperula comosa'' Schönb.-Tem. * ''

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. Description ''Aspe ...

Hook.f. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For twenty years he served as director of t ...

- Common woodruff * '' Asperula congesta'' Tschern. * ''

Asperula crassifolia ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' L. * ''

Asperula crassula ''Asperula crassula'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, endemic to a few hundred hectares in northeast Crete. It was first described in 1857. Description ''Asperula crassula'' is perennial, short, and cushion-shaped. ...

'' Greuter & Zaffran * '' Asperula cretacea''

Willd. Carl Ludwig Willdenow (22 August 1765 – 10 July 1812) was a German botanist, pharmacist, and plant taxonomist. He is considered one of the founders of phytogeography, the study of the geographic distribution of plants. Willdenow was also ...

Roem. Johann Jacob Roemer (8 January 1763, Zurich – 15 January 1819) was a physician and professor of botany in Zurich, Switzerland. He was also an entomologist. With Austrian botanist Joseph August Schultes, he published the 16th edition of Carl ...

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Asperula cristata ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' (Sommier & Levier) V.I.Krecz * '' Asperula cunninghamii'' Airy Shaw & Turrill - Twining woodruff * ''

Asperula cymulosa ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' (Post) Post * ''

Asperula cynanchica ''Asperula cynanchica'', the squinancywort or squincywort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. Its common name is derived from its former use as a medicinal herb to cure quinsy. It is native to much of southern and central ...

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Asperula cypria ''Asperula cypria'' is an erect or spreading woody subshrub 30–60 cm high. Flowers whitish or tinged pink or red, flowering in May–June.Cyprus Flora in Colour the Endemics, V. Pantelas, T. Papachristophorou, P. Christodoulou, July 1993, ...

'' Ehrend. * '' Asperula cyrenaica'' (E.A.Durand & Barratte) Pamp. * ''

Asperula czukavinae ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Pachom. & Karim * ''

Asperula dasyantha ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Klokov * ''

Asperula deficiens ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Viv. * ''

Asperula diminuta ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Klokov * ''

Asperula doerfleri ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Wettst. * '' Asperula elonea'' Iatrou & Goergiadis * '' Asperula euboea'' (Ehrend.) ined. * ''

Asperula euryphylla ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Airy Shaw & Turrill * '' Asperula fedtschenkoi'' Ovcz. & Tschernov * ''

Asperula fragillima ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Boiss. & Hausskn. * ''

Asperula friabilis ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Schönb.-Tem. * ''

Asperula galioides ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' M.Bieb. * ''

Asperula garganica ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Huter * '' Asperula gemella'' Airy Shaw & Turrill - Twin-leaved bedstraw * '' Asperula geminifolia'' F.Muell. * ''

Asperula glabrata ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Tschern. * ''

Asperula glareosa ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Ehrend. * ''

Asperula glomerata ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australa ...

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Griseb. August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach () was a German botany, botanist and phytogeography, phytogeographer. He was born in Hannover on 17 April 1814 and died in Göttingen on 9 May 1879. Biography Grisebach studied at the Lyceum in Hanover, the clo ...

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Asperula gobica ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' ined. * '' Asperula gorganica'' Schönb.-Tem. & Ehrend. * ''

Asperula gracilis ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' C.A.Mey. * ''

Asperula graveolens ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' M.Bieb. ex

Schult.f. Julius Hermann Schultes (4 February 1804 in Vienna – 1 September 1840 in Munich) was an Austrian botanist from Vienna. He co-authored volume 7 of the Roemer & Schultes edition of the ''Systema Vegetabilium'' with his father Josef August S ...

* '' Asperula gunnii''

- Mountain woodruff * '' Asperula gussonei'' Boiss. - Alpine Woodruff * ''

Asperula haphneola ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' O.Schwarz * '' Asperula hercegovina'' Degen * '' Asperula hexaphylla'' All. * ''

Asperula hirsuta ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Desf. * ''

Asperula hirta ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Ramond * ''

Asperula hoskingii ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' I.Thomps. * ''

Asperula icarica ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem. * ''

Asperula idaea ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Halacsy * ''

Asperula inopinata ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Schönb.-Tem. * ''

Asperula insignis ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' (Vatke) Ehrend. * ''

Asperula insolita ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Pachom. * ''

Asperula intersita ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Klokov * '' Asperula x jordanii'' E.P.Perrier & Songeon * ''

Asperula karategini ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Pachom. & Karim. * ''

Asperula kemulariae ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Manden. * ''

Asperula kotschyana ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' ( Boiss. & Hohen.) Boiss. * '' Asperula kovalevskiana'' Pachom. * ''

Asperula kryloviana ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Sergeev * '' Asperula lactea'' (Porta) Brullo * '' Asperula laevigata'' L. * ''

Asperula lasiantha ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Nakai - Korean woodruff * '' Asperula libanotica'' Boiss. * '' Asperula lilaciflora'' Boiss. * '' Asperula lipskyana'' V.I.Krecz * ''

Asperula litardierei ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Humbert * ''

Asperula littoralis ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

Sm. __NOTOC__ Sir James Edward Smith (2 December 1759 – 17 March 1828) was an English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society. Early life and education Smith was born in Norwich in 1759, the son of a wealthy wool merchant. He displayed a ...

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Asperula lutea ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

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Asperula lycia ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Stapf * ''

Asperula majoriflora ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Borbas ex Formanek * ''

Asperula malevonensis ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem. * ''

Asperula markothensis ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Klokov * '' Asperula mazanderanica'' Ehrend. * '' Asperula microphylla'' Boiss. * ''

Asperula minima ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

* '' Asperula molluginoides'' (M.Bieb.) Rchb. * ''

Asperula mungieri ''Cynanchica mungieri'' is a species of flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('conta ...

'' Boiss. & Heldr. * '' Asperula muscosa'' Boiss. & Heldr. * ''

Asperula naufraga ''Asperula naufraga'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. Description ''Asperula naufraga'' was first described in 2000 and is endemic to Greece. References naufraga Flora of Greece {{asperula-stub ...

'' Ehrend. & Gutermann * ''

Asperula neglecta ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Guss. * ''

Asperula neilreichii ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Beck * ''

Asperula nitida ''Cynanchica nitida'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a subshrub native to Greece's east Aegean Islands and to Turkey. Four subspecies are accepted. *''Cynanchica nitida'' subsp. ''hirtella'' – western and ce ...

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Asperula nuratensis ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Pachom. * ''

Asperula oblanceolata ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' I.Thomps. * '' Asperula oetaea'' ( Boiss.) Heldr. ex Halacsy * ''

Asperula ophiolithica ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Ehrend. * '' Asperula oppositifolia'' Regel & Schmalh. * ''

Asperula orientalis ''Asperula orientalis'', known as annual woodruff or oriental woodruff, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Turkey, western Syria, Iraq, the Caucasus and Iran. It is often used as an ornamental plant in variou ...

'' Boiss. & Hohen. - Blue woodruff * ''

Asperula pauciflora ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australa ...

'' Tschern. * ''

Asperula paui ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Font Quer * '' Asperula pedicellata'' Klokov * ''

Asperula peloritana ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' C.Brullo * ''

Asperula perpusilla ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

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Asperula pestalozzae ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Boiss. * '' Asperula pinifolia'' ( Boiss.) Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem. * '' Asperula podlechii'' Schönb.-Tem. * ''

Asperula polymera ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' I.Thomps. * '' Asperula pontica'' Boiss. * '' Asperula popovii'' Schischk. * '' Asperula x portae'' Peruzzi * ''

Asperula prostrata ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' (Adams) K.Koch * ''

Asperula pseudochlorantha ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Ehrend. * ''

Asperula puberula ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Halacsy & Sint. * ''

Asperula pubescens ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

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Asperula pugionifolia ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Tschern. * ''

Asperula pulchella ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' (Podlech) Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem. * ''

Asperula pulvinaris ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Heldr. ex Boiss. * ''

Asperula pumila ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Moris * '' Asperula purpurea'' ( L.) Ehrend. * '' Asperula pusilla''

- Alpine woodruff * ''

Asperula rechingeri ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem. * ''

Asperula rezaiyensis ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Schönb.-Tem. * ''

Asperula rigida ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

* '' Asperula rigidula'' (Halacsy) Halacsy * '' Asperula rumelica'' Boiss. * ''

Asperula rupestris ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Tineo * ''

Asperula rupicola ''Cynanchica rupicola'' is a species of flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('conta ...

'' Jord. * ''

Asperula samia ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' D.H.Christ & Goeriadis * ''

Asperula saxicola ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Ehrend. * ''

Asperula scabrella ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Tschern. * '' Asperula scoparia''

- Prickly woodruff * '' Asperula scutellaris'' Vis. * ''

Asperula semanensis ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Schönb.-Tem. & Ehrend. * ''

Asperula serotina ''Asperula serotina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herb ...

'' ( Boiss. & Heldr.) Ehrend. * ''

Asperula seticornis ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Boiss. * ''

Asperula setosa ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Jaub. & Spach * '' Asperula sherardioides'' Jaub. & Spach * ''

Asperula sintenisii ''Asperula sintenisii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. Description ''Asperula sintenisii'' was first described in 1890 and is endemic to Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, i ...

'' Asch. ex Bornm. * '' Asperula sordide-rosea'' Popov * ''

Asperula staliana ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Vis. * ''

Asperula stricta ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Boiss. * '' Asperula strishovae'' Pachom. & Karim * ''

Asperula suavis ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Fisch. * ''

Asperula suberosa ''Cynanchica gussonei'', also known as alpine woodruff, is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described in 1831 and is endemic to Sicily. Description ''Cynanchica gussone ...

* '' Asperula subsimplex''

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Asperula subulifolia ''Asperula subulifolia'' is a species of flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('cont ...

'' Airy Shaw & Turrill * '' Asperula suffruticosa'' Boiss. & Heldr. * ''

Asperula supina ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' M.Bieb. * ''

Asperula syrticola ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' ( Miq.) Airy Shaw & Turrill * '' Asperula szovitsii'' Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem. * ''

Asperula taurina ''Asperula taurina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described in 1753 and is endemic to Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Crimea, Romania, Switzerland, Georgia, Armenia, Aze ...

'' L. - Pink woodruff * ''

Asperula taygetea ''Asperula taygetea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. ''Asperula taygetea'' was first described in 1849 and is endemic to Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Sou ...

'' Boiss. & Heldr. * ''

Asperula tenella ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Heuff. ex Degen * '' Asperula tenuifolia'' Boiss. * ''

Asperula tenuissima ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' K.Koch * ''

Asperula tephrocarpa ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' Czern. ex Popov & Chrshan. * '' Asperula tetraphylla'' (Airy Shaw & Turrill) I.Thomps. * ''

Asperula tinctoria ''Asperula tinctoria'', common name dyer's woodruff, is a plant in the family Rubiaceae, a native of much of northern and central Europe from France to Russia and also of Western Siberia Western Siberia or West Siberia (russian: Западн� ...

'' L. - Dyer's woodruff * '' Asperula tournefortii'' Sieber ex

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Asperula tragacanthoides ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ' ...

'' Brullo * '' Asperula trichodes'' J.Gray ex

DC. Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...

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Asperula trifida ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species ...

'' Makino * ''

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. ...

'' Hub.-Mor. ex Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem. – Rod-shaped woodruff * ''

Asperula visianii ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australa ...

'' Korica * '' Asperula wettsteinii'' Adamovic * ''

Asperula wimmeriana ''Asperula wimmeriana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described in 1928 and is endemic to south east Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign ...

'' Airy Shaw & Turrill * '' Asperula woloszczakii'' Korica * ''

Asperula woronowii ''Asperula'', commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains 194 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropical Asia to Australasia. Species * ...

'' V.I.Krecz. * '' Asperula xylorrhiza'' Nabelek

References

External links

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