| Asperula gunnii | |
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| Asperula gunnii, Baw Baw National Park, Victoria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Asperula |
| Species: | A. gunnii |
| Binomial name | |
| Asperula gunnii Hook.f. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Asperula oligantha var. gunnii (Hook.f.) Maiden & Betche nom. illeg. | |
Asperula gunnii, the mountain woodruff, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a perennial herb that is endemic to Australia.
Description
Leaves are usually arranged in whorls of 4 to 6 and are 4 to 8 mm long and 2.5 mm wide with pointed ends. White flowers are produced in summer in terminal or axillary cymes. Male flowers are around 2 mm long and female flowers are 3 mm long. These are followed by 1 to 2 mm long black fruits.
Distribution and habitat
Asperula gunnii occurs in damp or swampy conditions in grasslands or wooded areas at high altitudes in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales.
Taxonomy
Asperula gunnii was first formally described by the English botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1847 based on plant material collected by Ronald Gunn near the Nive River in Tasmania in 1840.
References
- ^ "Asperula gunnii". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- Joseph Dalton Hooker. (1847) London Journal of Botany 6: 463 Asperula gunnii
- "Asperula gunnii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
External links
- World Checklist of Rubiaceae
- Asperula gunnii (Grimwade Plant Collection)
- Asperula gunnii (Yarra Ranges Local Plant Directory)