Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Asperula cynanchica ssp. pyrenaica (L.) Nyman |
Synonyms | Asperula pyrenaica L. |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1000-2300m |
Description | stems thin, upper leaves linear to elliptic, in whorls of 2-4, lower leaves wider, flowers 3-5mm long in cyme |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pink, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | lax cushion |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | RUBIACEAE
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