Asperula cynanchica

Asperula cynanchica

Taxobox
name = "Asperula cynanchica"



image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Gentianales
familia = Rubiaceae
genus = "Asperula"
species = "A. cynanchica"
binomial = "Asperula cynanchica"
binomial_authority = L.

"Asperula cynanchica" (squinancywort or squincywort) is a perennial plant of the family Rubiaceae. It grows in short grassland or sand dunes on calcareous soils. The flowers are small and can be either pink or white. It is native to much of Europe.

Its common name is derived from its former use as a medicinal herb to cure quinsy.


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