Rubiaceae

Asperula L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 103 (1753), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe, N. Africa, Temp. & Subtropical Asia, Australasia. It grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Queensland, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South Australia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tasmania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Victoria, West Himalaya, West Siberia

Extinct in:

Belgium, Netherlands

Introduced into:

Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Maryland, New York

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2007). Flora Iberica 15: 1-449. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1977 Wheeler Haines, R. [W1548] Iraq K000770021 Type Yes
Bove, N. [127] Egypt K000172740 Yes
Rico, L.; Arevshatyan, I.; Rukhkyan, N. [1676] Armenia K000297343 No
Bunge, A., de [578] K000779712 Unknown Type Material Yes
Besser, W. [ßm] Russia K000770051 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bunge, A., de [578] K000779713 Unknown Type Material Yes
Besser, W. [s.n.] Russia K000770049 Type Yes
Baldacci, H. [374] Albania K000770030 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hausskecht, C. [s.n.] Iraq K000779728 Type Yes
Baldacci, A. [28] Albania K000770029 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H., von [s.n.] Greece K000770064 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H., von [s.n.] Greece K000770065 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ball, J. [517] Spain K000770024 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boissier, P.E. [s.n.] Spain K000770082 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bunge, A., de [578] K000779711 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baldacci, A. [ß] Europe K000770026 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H., von [s.n.] Greece K000770063 Type Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H., von [s.n.] Greece K000770062 Type Yes
Baldacci, A. [s.n.] Montenegro K000770027 Unknown Type Material Yes
Besser, W. [5] Russia K000770050 Unknown Type Material Yes
Szovits [s.n.] Iran K000779714 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baldacci, A. [115] Montenegro K000770028 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fischer, F.E.L. [423] Iran Leptunis K000772653 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fischer, F.E.L. [423] Iran Leptunis K000772652 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images