| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Galium megalospermum All. |
| Bibliography | Auct. Syn. Meth. Stirp. Hort. Regii Taur.: 9 (1773) |
| Native Range | Alps |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 1800-3100m |
| Description | taproot, stems glabrous, leaves 4-11mm in whorls of 6-7, broadly oblanceolate to narrowly obovate, inflorescence corymbose, few flowered, flowers 3-4mm long |
| Size | 2-10cm |
| Color | yellowish white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Galium cenisium Arv.-Touv. Galium helveticum var. allionii Rouy Galium helveticum var. cenisium (Arv.-Touv.) Rouy Galium helveticum var. elongatum Gren. Galium montanum Vill. Galium prostratum Haller ex Roem. & Schult. Galium pusillum Vill. Galium rupicola Bertol. Galium sylvestre var. montanum Klett & Richt. Galium sylvestre ssp. virens Gaudin Galium villarsii Gaudin ex Roem. & Schult. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |