Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Galium pyrenaicum Gouan |
Bibliography | Ill. Observ. Bot.: 5 (1773) |
Native Range | Pyrenees to n. & se. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1000-3450m |
Description | stems quadrangular, glabrous, leaves 4-6mm in whorls of 6, imbricate, linear, acicular, aristate, inflorescence elongate, few flowered, flowers 2mm across, crateriform |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | 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 muscoides Lam. Galium pumilum ssp. pyrenaicum (Gouan) Rouy Galium sadleri Friv. ex Hampe |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |