Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Gentianales > Family Rubiaceae > Genus Asperula

Asperula purpurea (L.) Ehrend.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Asperula*	L.	accepted genus name
*Galium sect. Thliphthisa*	Griseb.	heterotypic synonym
*Thliphthisa*	(Griseb.) P. Caputo & Del Guacchio	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Galium purpureum*	L.	basionym
*Thliphthisa purpurea*	(L.) P. Caputo & Del Guacchio	homotypic synonym

Children

Asperula purpurea (L.) Ehrend. subsp. purpurea
Asperula purpurea subsp. apiculata (Sm.) Ehrend.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Greek: Γάλιον το πορφυρούν sources: Kabbadas, D. S. 1957–1964: Eikonographemenon botanikon-phytologikon lexikon. – Athenai

Spanish, Castillian: yerba del cabrón

Literature

nomenclatural reference	in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 122: 260. 1973

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Citation

Marhold, K. Asperula purpurea (L.) Ehrend. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/51be060c-52e8-4183-a31b-0f1ec395f865

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status VU 2008 This species is vulnerable and is considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

This species is vulnerable and is considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

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