Botanical name

Carpacoce spermacocea subsp. spermacocea

Family

Rubiaceae

Common Name

Stinkkruid, Poepgras

Description

Strongly foetid smelling, lax straggling perennial up to 90cm. Leaves opposite, lanceolate, soft; stipular sheath has several bristles. Flowers few, mostly on lateral branchlets, greenish.

The putrid odour from the partly dried plant is suggestive of an anal emission of gas (Afrik: poep) hence the common name!

Habitat

Damp sheltered places

Flower Date

July to January