Rubiaceae
Oriental asperula
Asperula orientalis
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Asperula
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- خشنة مشرقية
- Chinese
- 蓝花车叶草, 藍花車葉草
- Czech
- Mařinka východní
- English
- Oriental asperula
- Finnish
- Sinimaratti
- Icelandic
- Akursystir
- Swedish
- Blåmåra
Synonyms
- Asperula arvensis subsp. orientalis (Boiss. & Hohen.) J.Thiébaut
- Asperula azurea Jaub. & Spach
- Asperula azurea var. setosa Regel
- Galium azureum (Jaub. & Spach) E.H.L.Krause
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Biodiversity Heritage Library, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.