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Asperula glomerata (M.Bieb.) Griseb.  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesAsperula glomerata (M.Bieb.) Griseb. 
BibliographySpic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 166 (1844)
Native Rangec. Turkey to Israel and c. Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionleaves in whorls of 6, linear, 1cm long, shortly acuminate, sessile, on margins involute, carnose, pubescent, floral clusters opposite, many-flowered, sessile
Size7-35cm
Colorgreenish white
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAsperula capitata (Labill.) Grossh.
Asperula glomerata var. capitata (Labill.) Boiss.
Asperula glomerata var. latibracteata Boiss.
Asperula squarrosa K.Koch
Asperula stricta var. alpina Boiss.
Crucianella capitata Labill.
Crucianella fibrosa Boiss.
Crucianella glomerata M.Bieb.
Crucianella sufruticosa Willd. ex Ledeb.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent
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