| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Galium tianschanicum Popov |
| Bibliography | Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol., n.s., 47: 88 (1938) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Transcaucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Description | leaves in whorls of 4-6, oblong or lanceolate, acute, gradually tapered to short petiole, coriaceous, 1-nerved, cymes terminal, 3-flowered, corolla 3mm, lobes ovate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow, yellowish 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 | Galium kiapazi Manden. Galium saxatile var. leiophyllum Trautv. Galium tianschanicum var. prostratum Popov Galium tianschanicum var. xerophyticum Popov |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |