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Caucasian Crosswort

Phuopsis stylosa

Field notes

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. Phuopsis stylosa is native to the Caucasus and Iran, and is widely grown elsewhere as a garden plant.

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

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United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided