Asperugo procumbens

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Boraginoideae
Tribus: Eritrichieae
Genus: Asperugo
Species: Asperugo procumbens
Name

Asperugo procumbens L., Sp. Pl.: 138 (1753).
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Asperugo vulgaris Dum.Cours., Bot. Cult. 2: 167 (1802).
Asperugo vulgaris Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 1: 507 (1897).
Asperugo erecta I.Pop, Stud. Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Ser. 2., Biol. 13(2): 29 (1968).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Northern Europe
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden.
Regional: Middle Europe
Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands (introduced), Poland, Switzerland.
Regional: Southwestern Europe
France, Sardegna, Spain (introduced).
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
Regional: Eastern Europe
Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia (introduced), East European Russia, North European Russia (introduced), South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Siberia
Altay, Buryatiya, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya.
Regional: Russian Far East
Khabarovsk, Magadan, Primorye.
Regional: Middle Asia
Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
Regional: Caucasus
North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
Regional: Western Asia
Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
Regional: Arabian Peninsula
Oman, Saudi Arabia.
Regional: China
China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, China North-Central, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang.
Regional: Mongolia
Mongolia.
Regional: Eastern Asia
Korea (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Tropical
Regional: Indian Subcontinent
Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
Regional: Subarctic America
Alaska, Greenland, Yukon.
Regional: Western Canada
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba.
Regional: Eastern Canada
Ontario.
Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota.
Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania.
Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
California, Nevada, Utah.
Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia.
Continental: Southern America
Regional: Southern South America
Argentina South, Chile South.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 138. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Asperugo procumbens in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Asperugo procumbens. Published online. Accessed: Sep 29 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Asperugo procumbens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 29.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Asperugo procumbens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Asperugo procumbens. Accessed: 3 Dec 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Asperugo procumbens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Dec 3. Reference page.

Vernacular names
eesti: Karerohi
suomi: Terhi
français: Râpette couchée
русский: Острица лежачая, Асперуга лежачая
svenska: Paddfot

Asperugo procumbens, known as madwort[1] or German madwort, is the single species in the monotypic plant genus Asperugo. This plant is native to Europe but has been introduced elsewhere, such as the northern half of North America.
References

BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.