| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Cruciata elbrussica (Pobed.) Pobed. |
| Synonyms | Galium elbrussicum Pobed. |
| Habitat | screes and moraines |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | leaves in dense whorls of 4, elliptic, 4-5mm, obtuse, subsessile, ciliate, adaxially sparsely hirsute, cymes axillary, few flowered, flowers 2mm, anthers yellow |
| Size | 5-7cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RUBIACEAE
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