| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Crucianella maritima L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 109 (1753) |
| Native Range | Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 0-20m |
| Description | branchlets flexuous, leaves in whorls, triangular, 4-7mm, acute, inflorescence dense, 3-5cm, spicate, terminal, flowers 5-merous, corolla tubular, 7-9mm |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Crucianella erecta Shecut Crucianella maritima f. recurvata Sennen Crucianella maritima ssp. rupestris (Guss.) Nyman Crucianella rupestris Guss. Rubeola maritima (L.) Moench |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) |