Asperula arvensis L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Rubiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Erect annual 1–5 dm, the angled stems retrorsely scabrous at least below; lvs in whorls of 4–8, 1–3 cm, the upper linear to lanceolate, blunt; fls subsessile in a terminal head subtended by an involucre of separate hairy lvs; cor blue-purple, 5–6.5 mm, salverform, the slender tube much longer than the lobes; fr smooth, 2–3 mm thick; 2n=22. Fields and waste places; native of Europe, adventive in s. N.Y. May, June.