Phuopsis stylosa

Phuopsis stylosa, the Caucasian crosswort or large-styled crosswort, is a low-growing, mat-forming, aromatic perennial plant in the madder, or bedstraw family Rubiaceae. It has whorls of narrow, aromatic leaves and terminal clusters of tubular pink flowers.[2][3] Phuopsis stylosa is native to the Caucasus and Iran, and is widely grown elsewhere as a garden plant.[3]

Crosswort
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Rubiaceae
Subfamily:
Rubioideae
Tribe:
Rubieae
Genus:
Phuopsis
Species:
P. stylosa
Binomial name
Phuopsis stylosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Asperula ciliata Moench
  • Asperula stylosa (Trin.) Boiss.
  • Crucianella stylosa Trin.
  • Putoria calabrica Pers.

The plant gives off an odor which can be confused with that of some Cannabis species.[4]

References
  1. "The Plant List: Phuopsis stylosa (Trin.) Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic Garden. 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
  3. "Phuopsis stylosa, large-styled crosswort". London, UK: Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  4. Victoria Ward (7 September 2017). "Couple robbed by drugs gang because plant in their garden smelt like cannabis". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 September 2017.


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