| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Galium subvelutinum (DC.) K.Koch |
| Synonyms | Asperula subvelutina DC. |
| Galium leiophyllum Boiss. & Hohen. | |
| 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 | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | RUBIACEAE
subvelutinum oligotrichum Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem., Pl. Syst. Evol. 174(3-4): 207 (1991)
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