| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Galium ephedroides Willk. |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 25: 30 (1852) |
| Native Range | se. Spain, Algeria to Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | glabrous, leaves minute, in whorls of 4, obovate-spathulate, obtuse, flat, remotely scabrously ciliate, thick, carnose, 3-nerved, flowers in elongate panicle |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white, pale yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Galium ephedroides var. citrinum Maire & Wilczek Galium ephedroides var. oranense Hochr. Galium ephedroides var. rupicola Batt. Galium fruticosum var. citrinum (Maire & Wilczek) Emb. & Maire Galium fruticosum ssp. ephedroides (Willk.) Pau & Font Quer Galium fruticosum var. rupicola (Batt.) Maire Galium rupicola Pomel |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |