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Galium cometerhizon Lapeyr.  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesGalium cometerhizon Lapeyr. 
BibliographyHist. Pl. Pyrenées, Suppl. 154 (1818)
Native RangeCorsica, c. & e. Pyrenees
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatscree
Altitude1000-3080m
Descriptionstems glabrous, leaves 5-15mm, in whorls of 5-6, oblanceolate, obtuse, glabrous, inflorescence with few axillary flowers, corolla 1-2mm across, crateriform
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typesubshrub
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGalium megalospermum ssp. cometerhizon (Lapeyr.) Nyman
Galium suaveolens Lapeyr.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, SPA Spain)
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