Boraginaceae
German-madwort
Asperugo procumbens
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Asperugo
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Common names
By language (25)
- Armenian
- Քերչախոտ
- Belarusian
- Вастрыца
- Cantonese
- 糙草屬
- Chinese
- 糙草, 天门冬
- Czech
- Ostrolist poléhavý
- Dutch
- Scherpkruid
- English
- German-madwort, German madwort, Madwort
- Estonian
- Karerohi
- Finnish
- Terhi
- German
- Scharfkraut, Schlangenäuglein
- Greek
- Ασπερούγο, Asperugo, Ασπερούγο το έρπον, Κολλητσίδα
- Hebrew
- חספסת
- Icelandic
- Klóajurt
- Italian
- Asperugo
- Kazakh
- Жабысқақ, Jabısqaq, جابىسقاق
- Macedonian
- Asperugo
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Gåsefot
- Persian
- علف چسبک
- Polish
- Lepczyca rozesłana
- Portuguese
- Asperugo
- Russian
- Острица, Асперуга лежачая, Острица лежачая, Асперуга, Острица простертая, Острица простёртая
- Spanish
- Asperugo
- Swedish
- Paddfot
- Ukrainian
- Гостриця лежача
- Welsh
- Cynghafan mwyaf
Synonyms
- Asperugo alba Mazziari
- Asperugo erecta I.Pop
- Asperugo vulgaris Dum.Cours.
- Asperugo vulgaris Bubani
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 873 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Maky.Orel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brenda Black, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: brunsonm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: jessjane, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Petr Filippov, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Llydia, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roman A. Lagazyuk (Роман А. Лагазюк), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jared Lincenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.