Asperula gussonei
# Asperula gussonei

Asperula gussonei, also known as alpine woodruff, is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described in 1831 and is endemic to Sicily.

## Description

Asperula gussonei appears as a small green moss-like plant, with small (1in) stemless pale pink flowers, it has a compact cushion of small, dark green, needle-like, leaves.

## Growth cycle

Asperula gussonei flowers around May-June, and grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.

## History

Alpine woodruff was first named by Pierre Edmond Boissier

