Cruciata glabra

Cruciata glabra, smooth crosswort, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cruciata, native to Morocco, Algeria, southern, central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Kazakhstan, the Altai, and western Siberia.[2] It is often found in beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests.[3]

Cruciata glabra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Cruciata
Species:
C. glabra
Binomial name
Cruciata glabra
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Galium bauhini Roem. & Schult.
    • Valantia bauhini (Roem. & Schult.) Schur
    • Valantia glabra L.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Cruciata glabra subsp. balcanica (Ehrend.) Soó
  • Cruciata glabra subsp. glabra
  • Cruciata glabra subsp. hirticaulis (Beck) Natali & Jeanm.
  • Cruciata glabra subsp. krylovii (Iljin) E.G.Naumova

References
  1. Seznam: 34 (1852)
  2. "Cruciata glabra (L.) Opiz". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. Peña, Lorena; Amezaga, Ibone; Onaindia, Miren (2011). "At which spatial scale are plant species composition and diversity affected in beech forests?" (PDF). Annals of Forest Science. 68 (8): 1351–1362. doi:10.1007/s13595-011-0147-2. S2CID 31895897. Retrieved 30 September 2020.


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