Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Galium magellanicum Hook.f. |
Synonyms | Galium chonoense Hook.f. |
Galium forsteri Phil. | |
Galium nigricans Clos | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | leaves in whorls of 5, linear-lanceolate, acute, on margins scabrous, denticulate, ca. 1cm long, peduncles axillary, 1-2-flowered, flowers relatively large, in age yellowish |
Size | 10-20cm |
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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RUBIACEAE
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