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Cynanchica pinifolia (Boiss.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio  
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FamilyRUBIACEAE
Genus speciesCynanchica pinifolia (Boiss.) P.Caputo & Del Guacchio 
BibliographyPl. Biosystems 154: 773 (2020)
Native Rangewc. Greece
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude1600-2300m
Descriptioncaespitose, leaves glabrous or hirsute, erect, elongate acerose-aristate, flowers few in 1-2 terminal fascicles, bracts lanceolate, acute
Size5-12cm
Colorrose
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAsperula lutea var. pinifolia Boiss.
Asperula pinifolia (Boiss.) Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
Asperula rigidula var. pinifolia (Boiss.) Halácsy
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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