| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Asperula cristata (Sommier & Levier) V.I.Krecz. |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 2000-3500m |
| Description | stems thin, scabrous, leaves linear-lanceolate, 1-3mm, glabrous or at margins scabrous, flowers 3-7 in cymose inflorescence, bracts linear, corolla 5-7mm long |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, cushion |
| 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 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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