Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Galium degenii Bald. ex Degen |
Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 45: 131 (1895) |
Native Range | s. Albania to n. & c. Greece and North Macedonia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves 3-8mm, in whorls of 6, linear to narrowly lanceolate, shortly setose, densely hirsute, margins revolute, inflorescence ovoid, compact, leafy, flowers 3-4mm, rotate |
Size | 2-15cm |
Color | yellowish |
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 ossaeum Halácsy |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) |