| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Cynanchica cristata (Sommier & Levier) P.Caputo & Guacchio |
| Bibliography | Pl. Biosystems 154: 771 (2020) |
| Native Range | w. Transcaucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 2000-3500m |
| Description | stems thin, scabrous, leaves linear-lanceolate, 1-3mm, glabrous or at margins scabrous, flowers 3-7 in cymose inflorescence, bracts linear, corolla 5-7mm long |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Asperula cristata (Sommier & Levier) V.I.Krecz. Asperula cynanchica var. cristata Sommier & Levier |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |