Cruciata laevipes Opiz

A short, softly hairy herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a creeping rootstock. The stems are square. They are branched near the base. The leaves are in rings of four. They are oval and 12-20 mm long and have 3 veins. They are yellowish-green. The flowers are pale yellow and have a honey smell. The flowers are 2-2.5 mm wide and in clusters in rings at the base of the leaves. The fruit is round, smooth and hairless. They are black when ripe.

A temperate or Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in grassy habitats and mostly on calcareous soils.

Can be grown by seedlings.