| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Galium antarcticum Hook.f. |
| Synonyms | Galium debile Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f. |
| Galium trifidum d'Urv. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-500m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves of 4, shiny, oblong-lanceolate or subcuneate, obtuse, margins subrevolute, peduncles axillary and terminal, thick, 1-flowered, flowers large, 3-merous |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile South ) Antarctic Subantarctic Islands (Crozet Is. , Falkland Is. , Kerguelen , Macquarie Is. , South Georgia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RUBIACEAE
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