Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Galium olympicum Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 3: 41 (1843) |
Native Range | nw. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 2300-2500m |
Description | leaves in whorls of 6, crowded, imbricate, 5-8mm long, narrowly subulate or acicular, flowers 1-3, 3-4mm across, corolla lobes lanceolate, acute |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Galium pyrenaicum Sm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |