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Cruciata elbrussica (Pobed.) Pobed.  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesCruciata elbrussica (Pobed.) Pobed. 
BibliographyNovosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 7: 280 (1971)
Native RangeCaucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatscree and moraines
Descriptionleaves in dense whorls of 4, elliptic, 4-5mm, obtuse, subsessile, ciliate, adaxially sparsely hirsute, cymes axillary, few flowered, flowers 2mm, anthers yellow
Size5-7cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly 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 elbrussicum Pobed.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
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