Asperula arvensis

Asperula arvensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Rubieae
Genus: Asperula
Species: Asperula arvensis

Name

Asperula arvensis L., Sp. Pl.: 103 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Galium arvense (L.) F.Herm., Fl. N. Mitteleur.: 941 (1956), nom. inval.
  • Galium sherardiiflorum E.H.L.Krause in J.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2, 12: 206 (1904), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Asperula dubia Willd. in J.A.Schultes & J.H.Schultes, Mant. 3: 189 (1827).
  • Asperula ciliata Moench, Methodus: 484 (1794), nom. illeg. [given by POWO as synonym of Plocama calabrica, but in Moench with Asperula arvensis in synonymy and with a diagnosis fitting this species]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden (introduced). Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium (extinct), Czechoslovakia (introduced), Germany (extinct), Hungary, Netherlands (extinct), Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Krym, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan. Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. New York. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Maryland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 103. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Asperula arvensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Asperula arvensis. Published online. Accessed: January 7 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Asperula arvensis. Accessed: 7 January 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Asperula arvensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 7. Reference page. 
• FloraWeb
• Hand, R., Thieme, M. & collborators 2024. Florenliste von Deutschland – Gefäßpflanzen, Version 14. March 2024. Founded by Karl Peter Buttler, published on the internet (https://www.florenliste-deutschland.de). Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Acker-Meier
suomi: Peltomaratti
русский: Ясменник полевой

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