Asperula aristata is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as woodruff.^{[citation needed]} It is native to Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain, and Portugal.[1]

Asperula aristata
Above Stalden at the path to Törbel, Valais, Switzerland
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Asperula
Species:	A. aristata
Binomial name
Asperula aristata L.f.

Description

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Asperula aristata appears as a long green plant, with small (1in) pale purple flowers, on long, thin, green, stems. It has thin, green, grass-like leaves. It flowers around May–June.

Subspecies

As of March 2022^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following subspecies:[1]

• Asperula aristata subsp. aristata
• Asperula aristata subsp. calabra (Fiori) Del Guacchio & P.Caputo
• Asperula aristata subsp. condensata (Heldr. ex Boiss.) Ehrend. & Krendl
• Asperula aristata subsp. nestia (Rech.f.) Ehrend. & Krendl
• Asperula aristata subsp. scabra Nyman
• Asperula aristata subsp. thessala (Boiss. & Heldr.) Hayek

Cultivation

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Asperula aristata grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.

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