Family | RUBIACEAE |
Genus species | Galium cappadocicum Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 3: 43 (1843) |
Native Range | e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-2500m |
Description | leaves verticillate, 3-5mm, broadly ovate to elliptic, obtuse, upper leaves linear, inflorescence cylindrical, cymes terminal and axillary, 2-5-flowered, flowers 2mm long |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | greenish purple, yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |