Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Galium cilicicum Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2. 5: 105 (1856) |
Native Range | s. & sc. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1200-2700m |
Description | leaves in whorls of 6, dense, imbricate, subcurvate, linear to subulate, 5-10mm long, scabrous, flowers ca. 3mm across in spicate panicle |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Galium cilicicum var. alpinum Boiss. Galium cilicicum var. procerior Boiss. Galium cilicicum var. suffrutescens Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |