Rubiaceae
Blue woodruff
Asperula arvensis
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Asperula
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- خشنة حقلية, اسبرولة
- arz
- خشنه حقليه
- Czech
- Mařinka rolní
- Dutch
- Akkerbedstro
- English
- Blue woodruff
- Estonian
- Põld-varjulill
- Finnish
- Peltomaratti
- German
- Acker-Meier, Acker-Meister, Ackermeier, Ackermeister
- hsb
- Rólna serlica
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Blåmyske
- Russian
- Ясменник полевой
- Slovenian
- Njivska perla
- Spanish
- Amor celoso, Aspérula arvense, Presera real, Rabula, Rociadera azul, Rubiadera azul, Rábula
- Swedish
- Liten blåmåra
- Welsh
- Mandon las
Synonyms
- Asperula dubia Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Asperula dubia Willd.
- Galium arvense (L.) F.Herm.
- Galium sherardiiflorum E.H.L.Krause
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Don Manfredo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.