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Crucianella maritima (Crucianella maritima)

Description

This is a strictly psamophilic plant,which colonizes the central part of the dunes behind the community of Ammophila arenaria,forming a low and open woody community.Like all rubiaceae,the leaves are verticillate,but they are so applied to each other that this character is not easy to see.The flowers are yellow.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Rubiaceae

              • Genus: Crucianella