| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Cynanchica tenella (Heuff. ex Degen) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio |
| Bibliography | Pl. Biosystems 154: 776 (2020) |
| Native Range | Hungary to nw. Turkey, Ukraine to s. European Russia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 | Asperula bidentata Klokov Asperula cynanchica var. elongata Steven Asperula maeotica Popov & Chrshan. Asperula stevenii V.I.Krecz. Asperula tenella Heuff. ex Degen Galium danubiale F.Herm. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (HUN Hungary) 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |