Crucianella (common name crossworts) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The species are annual herbs found from the Mediterranean to Central Asia and the Arabian Peninsula.[1] One species (C. angustifolia) is naturalized in northern California, southern Oregon (Josephine County), and Idaho (Clearwater County).[2]
| Crossworts | |
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| Crucianella macrostachya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Rubieae |
| Genus: | Crucianella L. |
| Type species | |
| Crucianella latifolia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Species edit
- Crucianella aegyptiaca L.
- Crucianella angustifolia L.
- Crucianella arabica Schönb.-Tem. & Ehrend.
- Crucianella baldschuanica Krasch.
- Crucianella bithynica Boiss.
- Crucianella bouarfae Andreonszkyu
- Crucianella bucharica B.Fedtsch.
- Crucianella chlorostachys Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Crucianella ciliata Lam.
- Crucianella disticha Boiss.
- Crucianella divaricata Korovin
- Crucianella exasperata Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Crucianella filifolia Regel & Schmalh.
- Crucianella gilanica Trin.
- Crucianella graeca Boiss.
- Crucianella hirta Pomel
- Crucianella imbricata Boiss.
- Crucianella kurdistanica Malin.
- Crucianella latifolia L.
- Crucianella macrostachya Boiss.
- Crucianella maritima L.
- Crucianella membranacea Boiss.
- Crucianella parviflora Ehrend.
- Crucianella patula L.
- Crucianella platyphylla Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
- Crucianella sabulosa Korovin & Krasch.
- Crucianella schischkinii Lincz.
- Crucianella sintenisii Bornm.
- Crucianella sorgerae Ehrend.
- Crucianella suaveolens C.A.Mey.
- Crucianella transjordanica Rech.f.
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