Taxonomy: Fam. Rubiaceae// Genus: Crucianella// Species: Crucianella graeca Boiss.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ehrendorfer in Tutin et al. (1976).
Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Distribution: Native to the Balkan peninsula according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: Marhold, 2011+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Grasslands and clearings of oak forest, up to c. 800 m altitude.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
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