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Asperula conferta Hook.f.
Family Rubiaceae
Common name: Common Woodruff

Asperula conferta Hook.f. APNI*

Description: Erect to decumbent perennial herb ± woody at base; stems mostly to 20 cm long, usually much-branched, with sparse, short, recurved hairs, internodes to 4 cm long.

Leaves and stipules in whorls of 5 or 6, linear, 2–8 mm long, apex acute to shortly acuminate usually with a short point, margins and midrib ± scabrous.

Inflorescence terminal or in uppermost axils, 1–3-flowered. Corolla white; male flowers 2–3 mm long; female flowers c. 3 mm long.

Fruit 3–4 mm long, deeply lobed, black-brown.


Habit
Photo L. von Richter

Flower
Photo L. von Richter

Fruit
Photo L. von Richter

Other photo
Photo D. Hardin

Flowering: spring–summer.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in woodland, forest and grassland, common and widespread.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT, ST, NWS, CWS, SWS, NWP, SWP, NFWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. S.A. N.T.
AVH map***

Text by T. A. James & W. K. Allen
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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