Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Galium cespitosum Lam. |
Bibliography | Tabl. Encycl. 1: 262 (1792) |
Native Range | Pyrenees |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1800-3050m |
Description | taproot, glabrous, leaves 3-5mm, in whorls of 8-10, linear, thin, shiny, flat, inflorescence corymbose, leafy, few flowered, flowers rotate, 2-4mm across |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | yellowish white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Galium pumilum var. cespitosum (Lam.) Lam. & DC. Galium pumilum ssp. cespitosum (Lam.) Rouy Galium pusillum ssp. cespitosum (Lam.) Rouy & E.G.Camus |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |