| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Galium vartanii Grossh. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | stems glabrous, leaves in whorls of 6, flat, thick, narrowly linear, 1cm, acute, 1-nerved, glabrous, cymes 6-7-flowered, flowers 6-7mm across, lobes oblong, obtuse |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
Asia-Temperate
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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