| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Cruciata armeniaca Mikheev |
| Bibliography | Bot Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 77(10): 73 (1992) |
| Native Range | Transcaucasus to nw. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves in whorls, oblong to ovate, 1-3cm, glabrous, margins scabrously ciliate, 1-3-venose, flowers in of 5-9 in cymes, bracts suborbiculate, corolla 5-6mm |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cruciata taurica ssp. armeniaca (Mikheev) Ehred. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |