Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Galium sterneri Ehrend. |
Bibliography | Österr. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Kl., Sitzungber., Abt. 1, Biol. 169: 420 (1960) |
Native Range | nw. Europe to Germany |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves in whorls of 7-8, 7-10mm long, narrowly oblanceolate, flowers 3-4mm across in compact pyramidal panicle |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | creamy |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Galium pumilum ssp. septentrionale Sterner ex Hylander |
Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, FOR Fřroyar, GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland, NOR Norway) 11 Middle Europe (GER Germany) |