Galium album
| Galium album | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. album |
| Binomial name | |
| Galium album P.Mill. |
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Galium album. Miller. (syn. Galium aristatum Sm., Galium brachyphyllum Schult., Galium brevifolium Phil. & Sm., Galium erectum Don ex Schult., Galium mollugo L., Galium mollugo L. subsp. album (Mill.) Tzvelev, Galium philippi Briq., Galium sylvestre Scop.) is a herbaceous annual plant of the family Rubiaceae. This plant is native to Europe and has several common names, including Upright bedstraw, Upright hedge bedstraw and White bedstraw.
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[edit] Description
The stems can grow to at least 150 cm and are more or less erect with ascending branches. The stem is square in section with slight flanges. The plant is relatively hairless with shiny leaves and stem. Flowers are white or yellowish.[2] The fruit are hairless.[3]
[edit] Habitat and distribution
Found in pastures, grassy banks, etc., especially on dry calcareous soils. In Britain G. album is local in lowland England, rare in the north and very rare in Scotland. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ Clapham, A. R., Tutin, T. G. and Warburg, E. F. (1987). Excursion Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-23290-2. p. 302.
- ^ Clapham, A. R., Tutin, T. G. and Warburg, E. F. (1987). Excursion Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-23290-2. p. 302.
- ^ Hennedy, Roger (1891). The Clydesdale Flora. Glasgow: Hugh Hopkins. p. 97.
- ^ Clapham, A. R., Tutin, T. G. and Warburg, E. F. (1987). Excursion Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-23290-2. p. 302.
[edit] External links
- USDA Plants Profile: Galium album
- "Galium album". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=502708.
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