Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Galium saxosum (Chaix) Breistr. |
Bibliography | Procés-Verbaux Mens. Soc. Dauphin. Ethnol. Anthropol. 24: 182-184 (1948) |
Native Range | sw. & sc. Alps |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | scree |
Description | stems quadrangular, glabrous, leaves 5-12mm, in whorls of 5-6, lanceolate to linear, acuminate, thick, flat, glabrous, inflorescence ovoid, flowers 2mm across, broadly crateriform |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Asperula saxosa Chaix |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |