Asperula includes annuals and both evergreen and deciduous perennials. These plants are characterized by their small leaves, which can be arranged in pairs or whorls, and they produce clusters of small, funnel-shaped flowers that appear in spring or summer.

Asperula

Asperula 'Tinotoria'

Asperula arcadiensis is a perennial evergreen that develops a dense, cushion-like mound of whorled, hairy leaves with a greyish hue. It produces small, tubular flowers in a pale pink shade, featuring narrow lobes that either spread out or curve backward.

Asperula arcadiensis

Asperula aristata

Asperula aristata subsp. scabra

Asperula arvensis

Asperula boissieri

Asperula cilicica

Asperula cyanchica

Asperula cynanchica

Asperula cynanchica subsp. cynanchica

Asperula daphneola

Asperula gussonei is a low-growing, evergreen alpine plant that typically reaches a height of 5 cm. It features narrow, oblong leaves with a blue-green hue. In late spring and early summer, this species produces clusters of small, trumpet-shaped flowers in a deep pink color.

Asperula gussonei

Asperula hexaphylla

Asperula hirsuta

Asperula hirta

Asperula lilaciflora

Asperula lilaciflora subsp. lilaciflora

Asperula mite

Asperula nitida

Asperula nitida subsp. hirtella

Asperula nitida subsp. subcapitellata

Asperula orientalis

Asperula perpusilla

Asperula pontica

Asperula pubescens

Asperula purpurascens

Asperula purpurea

Asperula rupicola

Asperula scutellaris

Asperula sintenisii is a compact, evergreen perennial that forms a cushion-like clump. It features rosettes of slender, blue-green foliage measuring under 1 cm in length. In early summer, this plant produces narrow, tubular flowers in shades of pink, either individually or in pairs.