| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thliphthisa purpurea (L.) P.Caputo & Del Gucchio |
| Bibliography | Pl. Biosystems 154: 777 (2020) |
| Native Range | se. France to n. Greece |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves in whorls of 6-8, narrowly oblanceolate-linear to filiform, acute, inflorescence elongate, pyramidal, many flowered, flowers ca. 2mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | greenish yellow |
| Bloom | 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Asperula purpurea (L.) Ehrend. Asperula purpurea var. luteoviride (Rohlena) Ančev Asperula purpurea var. trichantha (Vandas) Ančev Crucianella purpurea (L.) Honck. Galium purpureum L. Galium purpureum var. luteoviride Rohlena Galium purpureum var. trichanthum Vandas Galium rubrum Scop. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |