Common name
English: Crosswort
German: Gewimpertes Kreuzlabkraut
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Gentianales (113)
Family: Rubiaceae (62)(family description)
Genus: Cruciata (1)
Epithet: laevipes Opiz (1)
Synonyms: Cruciata ciliata Opiz, Cruciata hirsuta Fourr., Galium cruciata (L.) Scop., Galium luteocruciatum St.-Lag., Galium valantia G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb., Rubia cruciata (L.) Baill., Valantia ciliata Opiz ex J.Presl & C.Presl, Valantia crucialis Bubani, Valantia cruciata L.
ciliata => fringed, as with eyelashes
hirsuta => having long distinct hairs, rough, hairy
laevipes => smooth-stemmed
valantia => in honor of for Sebastien Vaillant (1669-1722), French physician and botanist
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow