| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Galium eriocarpum Bartl. ex DC. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 4: 600 (1830) |
| Native Range | s. & w. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-3500m |
| Description | leaves in whorls of 4, sessile, ovate, 3-6mm long, at margins scabrous, flowers 2-10, 2-3mm across, in terminal cyme, fruits long, densely hirsute |
| Size | 5-35cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Galium brevifolium Phil. Galium eriocarpum var. leiocarpum Kuntze Galium eriocarpum var. normale Kuntze Galium philippii Briq. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |