| Asperula | |
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| Asperula arvensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Rubieae |
| Genus: |
Asperula L. |
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Asperula, commonly known as woodruff, is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It contains about 195 species and has a wide distribution area from Europe, northern Africa, temperate and subtropicale Asia to Australasia.