Cynanchica affinis is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.[1] It is endemic to north-eastern Turkey and the Transcaucasus, and was first named by Boiss. & A.Huet.[1]

Cynanchica affinis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Cynanchica
Species:
C. affinis
Binomial name
Cynanchica affinis
(Boiss. & A.Huet) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio
Synonyms
  • Asperula affinis Boiss. & A.Huet
  • Asperula cynanchica var. affinis (Boiss. & A.Huet) Boiss.
  • Asperula dolichophylla Klokov

Description

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Cynanchica affinis appears as a small green moss-like plant, with small (1in) pale pink flowers, on stems, it has a compact cushion of small, green, needle-like, leaves.

Growth cycle

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Cynanchica affinis flowers around May-June, and grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cynanchica affinis (Boiss. & A.Huet) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-08-02.