Crucianella maritima L. is a plant in the Rubiaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Crucianella maritima L. (Crucianella maritima L.)
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Crucianella maritima L.

Crucianella maritima L.

Crucianella procumbens has four - arranged leaves and almost whorled flowers, while Crucianella erecta has similarly arranged leaves and a connivent corolla; it has been referred to by other names like Rubia maritima and Rubia s. Aparine spicata cretensis.

Family
Genus
Crucianella
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Crucianella maritima L.

Crucianella procumbens has leaves arranged in fours and flowers that are nearly whorled. Crucianella erecta has leaves arranged in fours and a corolla that is connivent towards the leaf. Sauv. monsp. 164. It has also been referred to as Rubia maritima (Bauh. pin. 334; Dod. pempt. 357) and Rubia s. Aparine spicata cretensis (Clus. hist. 2. p. 176).

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Rubiaceae Crucianella

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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