| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Galium subvelutinum (DC.) K.Koch |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 24: 465 (1851) |
| Native Range | Iran to se. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1500-3000m |
| Description | leaves in whorls of 6, erect, 1-2cm long, linear-oblong, densely strigose, inflorescence short, ovoid, flowers 3-5mm across, lobes ovate-oblong, obtuse |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | 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 | Asperula 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. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |