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Hexaphylla doerfleri (Wettst.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesHexaphylla doerfleri (Wettst.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio 
BibliographyPl. Biosystems 154: 779 (2020)
Native RangeNorth Macedonia to n. Albania
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionstem glabrous, leaves 5-8mm, lanceolate, sparsely adpressed hirsute, margins subrevolute, flowers in dense heads, corolla broadly tubular-infundibuliform, 2-3mm long
Size3-10cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAsperula doerfleri Wettst.
Asperula doerfleri var. hirtifolia Hayek
Asperula doerfleri f. hirtifolia (Hayek) Gajić
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia)
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