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Hexaphylla rupestris (Tineo) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesHexaphylla rupestris (Tineo) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio 
BibliographyPl. Biosystems 154: 779 (2020)
Native Rangenw. & se. Sicilia
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Descriptionleaves 18-15mm long, oblanceolate, shortly acuminate, abaxially hirsute, flowers to 6mm long in dense terminal head, corolla infundibuliform
Size15-20cm
Colorreddish
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, 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 hirsuta ssp. rupestris (Tineo) Nyman
Asperula rupestris Tineo
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (SIC Sicilia)
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