| Family | RUBIACEAE |
| Genus species | Galium incanum Sm. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 1: 91 (1806) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. to Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 900-2900m |
| Description | leaves of 6, linear, acute, white mucronate, margins revolute, cymes axillary, 3-7-flowered, forming raceme, flowers large, lobes 3-nerved, lanceolate, anthers black |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pinkish, white |
| Bloom | spring, 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 crispulopilosum K.Koch ex Boiss. Galium orientale Boiss. Galium orientale var. alpinum Boiss. Galium orientale var. glabrum Boiss. Galium orientale subvar. incanum (Sm.) Nyman Galium orientale var. latifolium Boiss. Galium orientale var. tenerum Boiss. Galium stoloniferum K.Koch |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |