Asperula ambleia is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as Stiff Woodruff, and is endemic from SE. Queensland to NE. Victoria in Australia,[2] and was first named by Airy Shaw. [3]
Asperula ambleia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Asperula |
Species: | A. ambleia
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Binomial name | |
Asperula ambleia |
Description
editAsperula ambleia appears as a long green heather-like plant, with small (1in) white flowers, on long, rough, woody stems, it has compact, green, needle-like leaves.
Growth cycle
editAsperula ambleia flowers around May-June, and grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.
References
edit- ^ "Asperula ambleia". Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "Asperula ambleia Airy Shaw | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "Asperula ambleia". Retrieved 2020-03-07.