| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Asperula oppositifolia Regel & Schmalh. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-3700m |
| Description | leaves opposite, subsessile, leaves linear lanceolate, 3-6mm, glabrous, acute, often deciduous, inflorescence terminal and axillary, corolla infundibuliform, lobes 4 |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | rose, purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RUBIACEAE
oppositifolia albidula Pachom. Opred. Rast. Sred. Azii 9: 290 (1987)
oppositifolia baltistanica Nazim., Fl. Pakistan 190: 32 (1989)
oppositifolia cabulica Ehrend., Biol. Skr. 10(3): 132 (1959)
oppositifolia chitralensis Schönb.-Tem. & Ehrend., Fl. Iranica [Rechinger] 76: 140 (2005)
oppositifolia grandiflora Ehrend., Biol. Skr. 10(3): 132 (1959)
oppositifolia pseudocynanchica Ehrend., Biol. Skr. 10(3): 132 (1959)
oppositifolia rechingeri Ghahrem.-Nejad, Joharchi & Aydani, Rostaniha 7 (Suppl. 2): 208 (2007)
oppositifolia sikaramensis Schönb.-Tem. & Ehrend.. Fl. Iranica [Rechinger] 176: 139 (2005)
oppositifolia swatensis Schönb.-Tem. & Ehrend., ibid.
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