| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Asperula kotschyana (Boiss. & Hohen.) Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 3: 27 (1875) |
| Native Range | n. Iraq to se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves in whorls of 6-8, broadly lanceolate, green, coriaceous, flat, thyrsus with remote floral clusters, flowers 6-9mm long, pentamerous |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Crucianella kotschyana Boiss. & Hohen. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |