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Galium olympicum Boiss.  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesGalium olympicum Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 3: 41 (1843)
Native Rangenw. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude2300-2500m
Descriptionleaves in whorls of 6, crowded, imbricate, 5-8mm long, narrowly subulate or acicular, flowers 1-3, 3-4mm across, corolla lobes lanceolate, acute
Size1-5cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
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 pyrenaicum Sm.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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