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Galium xylorrhizum Boiss. & A.Huet  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesGalium xylorrhizum Boiss. & A.Huet 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2 2: 115 (1856)
Native Ranges. Transcaucasus to ne. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionglabrous, leaves of 6-7 in whorls, narrowly linear, obtuse, white mucronate, abaxially with distinct veinlet, flowers large in corymbose panicle, petals mucronate
Size10-15cm
Colorwhite
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
SynonymsGalium leiophyllum var. stenophyllum Boiss.
Galium praemontanum var. armazicum Mardal.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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