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Hexaphylla pubescens (Willd.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesHexaphylla pubescens (Willd.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio 
BibliographyPl. Biosystems 154: 779 (2020)
Native RangeCrete
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude0-1800m
Descriptionshortly sericeous-hirsute, leaves in whorls of 6, linear, acute, margins revolute, flowers numerous, fasciculate, bracts elliptic, obtuse, corolla lobes elliptic
Size10-35cm
Colorpale rose
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, 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 incana Sm.
Asperula pubescens (Willd.) Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
Crucianella pubescens Willd.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti)
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