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Galium thymifolium Boiss. & Heldr.  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesGalium thymifolium Boiss. & Heldr. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 67 (1846)
Native Rangesc. Greece to n. Aegean Islands
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude1200-1800m
Descriptionstems thin, leaves minute, of 6-8, elliptic-linear or linear, long mucronate, cymes subsessile, axillary, dense, producing long spike, corolla lobes mucronate
Size9-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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