| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Cynanchica pontica (Boiss.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio |
| Bibliography | Pl. Biosystems 154: 773 (2020) |
| Native Range | w. Transcaucasus to n. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-2600m |
| Description | glabrous, shiny green, leaves dense, of 4, linear-attenuate, white mucronate, curvate, flowers in capitate fascicles, bracts short, lanceolate, corolla lobes ovate, obtuse |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 pontica Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |