| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Galium pusillum L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 106 (1753) |
| Native Range | Pyrenees, sw. Alps |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves 4-10mm long, linear, coriaceous and usually glabrous, flowers ca. 3mm across, in small corymbose cluster; variable |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale yellow, white |
| 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 hypnoides Vill. Galium jussiei Vill. Galium lucidum var. pubescens (Req. ex Guerin) Nyman Galium pubescens Req. ex Guerin Galium pumilum Lam. Galium pumilum var. hirtellum Gaudin Galium pumilum var. hirtum Mert. & W.D.J.Koch Galium pumilum var. hypnoides (Vill.) DC. Galium pumilum f. hypnoides (Vill.) Rouy Galium pumilum ssp. hypnoides (DC.) P.Fourn. Galium pumilum f. jussiei (Vill.) Rouy Galium pumilum var. majus Mert. & W.D.J.Koch Galium pumilum var. pubescens (Req. ex Guerin) DC. Galium pumilum var. pusillum (L.) Rouy Galium pumilum var. rectum Req. ex DC. Galium pusillum ssp. hypnoides (Vill.) Arcang. Galium tenue var. hypnoides (Vill.) St.-Lag. Galium tenue var. jussiaei (Vill.) St.-Lag. Galium trichophyllum All. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |