| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Galium tendae Rchb.f. |
| Bibliography | Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. [H.G.L.Reichenbach] 17: 97 (1855) |
| Native Range | sw. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | taproot, shortly stoloniferous, leaves 6-10mm in whorls of 6-8, oblanceolate, glabrous, inflorescence ovoid-oblong, many flowered, flowers rotate, 2-3mm across, lobes acute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellowish white |
| 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. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Galium baldense ssp. tendae (Rchb.f.) P.Fourn. Galium baldense var. tendae (Rchb.f.) Bég. Galium helveticum var. tendae (Rchb.f.) Nyman Galium helveticum ssp. tendae (Rchb.f.) Arcang. Galium pusillum var. tendae (Rchb.f.) Nyman |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |