| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Cynanchica thessala (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.M.Sl. |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | sw. Bulgaria to Greece |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-2100m |
| Description | glabrous, stems numerous, thin, ascendent, leaves of 4, broadly linear, acute, revolute, flowers fasciculate in raceme, bracts acuminate, corolla glabrous |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 aristata ssp. peristeraea Halácsy ex Hayek Asperula aristata ssp. thessala (Boiss. & Heldr.) Hayek Asperula longiflora var. thessala (Boiss. & Heldr.) Nyman Asperula peristeriensis Halácsy Asperula thessala Boiss. & Heldr., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 2, 2: 111 (1856) Cynanchica aristata ssp. thessala (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece) |