| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Asperula tenella Heuff. ex Degen |
| Synonyms | Asperula bidentata Klokov |
| Asperula stevenii V.I.Krecz. | |
| Galium danubiale F.Herm. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems often branched, leaves 25-35mm long, linear, margins revolute, blue or grey-green, flowers to 6mm long, in branched, ovoid cluster |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | reddish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Hungary ) Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Greece , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Krym , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RUBIACEAE
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