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Galium subvelutinum (DC.) K.Koch  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesGalium subvelutinum (DC.) K.Koch 
BibliographyLinnaea 24: 465 (1851)
Native RangeIran to se. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude1500-3000m
Descriptionleaves in whorls of 6, erect, 1-2cm long, linear-oblong, densely strigose, inflorescence short, ovoid, flowers 3-5mm across, lobes ovate-oblong, obtuse
Size15-25cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
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
SynonymsAsperula subvelutina DC.
Galium leiophyllum Boiss. & Hohen.
Galium leiophyllum var. subvelutinum (DC.) Boiss.
Galium subvelutinum ssp. leiophyllum (Boiss. & Hohen.) Ehrend.
Galium subvelutinum var. leiophyllum (Boiss. & Hohen.) Bornm.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey)
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