Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Thliphthisa tournefortii (Sieber) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio |
Bibliography | Pl. Biosystems 154: 778 (2020) |
Native Range | Aegean Islands |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | pruinose, leaves in whorls of 6, broadly obovate, obtuse, thick, coriaceous, weakly revolute, inflorescence pyramidal, dense, flowers numerous, sessile, corolla 3-5mm, hirsute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Asperula majori Barbey Asperula tournefortii Sieber Crucianella tournefortii (Sieber) Tausch |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.) |