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Narrowleaf crucianella

Crucianella angustifolia L.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Crucianella

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Narrowleaf crucianella: Planta de Crucianella angustifolia
Photo: JPelayo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Bulgarian
Теснолистна кръстатка
English
Narrowleaf crucianella

Synonyms

  • Crucianella angustifolia f. desenspicata Degen & Hervier
  • Crucianella angustifolia f. plagiotropica P.Silva
  • Crucianella angustifolia subsp. oxyloba Janka ex Nyman
  • Crucianella angustifolia subvar. confinis Jord. ex Nyman
  • Crucianella angustifolia var. chabertii (Gand.) Nyman
  • Crucianella chabertii Gand.
  • Crucianella mucronata Roth
  • Crucianella oxyloba Janka
  • Crucianella spicata Lam.
  • Rubeola angustifolia (L.) Fourr.
  • Rubeola linearifolia Moench

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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.