Asperula assamica is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, known as Woodruff, and is endemic to Assam, East Himalayas,[2] and was first named by Meisn. [3]

Asperula assamica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Asperula
Species:
A. assamica
Binomial name
Asperula assamica
Meisn[1]

Description

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Asperula assamica appears as a long green heather-like plant, with small (1in) white flowers, on long, rough, woody stems, it has compact small, green, needle-like, leaves.

Growth cycle

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Asperula assamica flowers around May-June, and grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.

References

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  1. ^ "Asperula assamica". Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  2. ^ "Asperula assamica Meisn | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  3. ^ "Asperula assamica". Retrieved 2020-03-07.