Crucianella Explained

Crucianella (common name crossworts) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The species are annual herbs found from the Mediterranean to Central Asia and the Arabian Peninsula.^[1] One species (C. angustifolia) is naturalized in northern California, southern Oregon (Josephine County), and Idaho (Clearwater County).^[2]

Species

• Crucianella aegyptiaca L.
• Crucianella angustifolia L.
• Crucianella arabica Schönb.-Tem. & Ehrend.
• Crucianella baldschuanica Krasch.
• Crucianella bithynica Boiss.
• Crucianella bouarfae Andreonszkyu
• Crucianella bucharica B.Fedtsch.
• Crucianella chlorostachys Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
• Crucianella ciliata Lam.
• Crucianella disticha Boiss.
• Crucianella divaricata Korovin
• Crucianella exasperata Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
• Crucianella filifolia Regel & Schmalh.
• Crucianella gilanica Trin.
• Crucianella graeca Boiss.
• Crucianella hirta Pomel
• Crucianella imbricata Boiss.
• Crucianella kurdistanica Malin.
• Crucianella latifolia L.
• Crucianella macrostachya Boiss.
• Crucianella maritima L.
• Crucianella membranacea Boiss.
• Crucianella parviflora Ehrend.
• Crucianella patula L.
• Crucianella platyphylla Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
• Crucianella sabulosa Korovin & Krasch.
• Crucianella schischkinii Lincz.
• Crucianella sintenisii Bornm.
• Crucianella sorgerae Ehrend.
• Crucianella suaveolens C.A.Mey.
• Crucianella transjordanica Rech.f.

External links

• World Checklist of Rubiaceae

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=51594 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Crucianella
2. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Crucianella%20angustifolia.png Biota of North America Program, Crucianella angustifolia