Cruciata glabra (L.) Opiz is a plant in the Rubiaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Cruciata glabra (L.) Opiz

Cruciata glabra (L.) Opiz

Cruciata glabra, smooth crosswort, is a Rubiaceae flowering plant native to a wide range of regions across Eurasia and North Africa.

Family
Genus
Cruciata
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Cruciata glabra (L.) Opiz

Cruciata glabra, commonly known as smooth crosswort, is a flowering plant species belonging to the Rubiaceae family. Its native range covers Morocco, Algeria, southern, central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, the Altai, and western Siberia. It occurs frequently in beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests.

Photo: (c) Joan Simon, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Rubiaceae Cruciata

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

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