Cynanchica aristata, commonly known as woodruff,[1] is a deciduous species of perennial groundcover, and a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.

[2] It is native to Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France, Spain, and Portugal.

[3] Cynanchica aristata appears as a long green plant (10cm-60cm high),[2] with small (1in) pale purple flowers, on long, thin, green, stems.

It has thin, green, grass-like leaves.

The following subspecies are recognised:[3] Cynanchica aristata grows best in a rock garden, trough or crevice.