Galium montis-arerae
| Pizzo Arera bedstraw | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. montis-arerae
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| Binomial name | |
| Galium montis-arerae | |
Galium montis-arerae, the Pizzo Arera bedstraw, is a rare plant species in the Rubiaceae.[1] It is named after the mountain called Pizzo Arera, in the Bergamo Alps of Lombardia region in northern Italy.[2][3] It is found only in the range from Monte Pegherolo to Concarena in Bergamasque Prealps[4].
Galium montis-arerae is an ascending, caespitose herb. Stems are square in cross-section, up to 40 cm long. Leaves are in whorls of 6-8 narrowly oblanceolate leaves, thick and somewhat succulent. Inflorescence is an elongated panicle of yellow flowers.[4]
References
- ^ Hermann Merxmüller & Friedrich Ehrendorfer. 1957. Galium montis-arerae, eine neue Sippe der Bergamasker Alpen. Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 104: 228-233
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Galium montis-arerae
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Caglio del Pizzo Arera
- ^ a b Acta Plantarum Flora Italiana, Galium montis-arerae Merxm. & Ehrend. - Caglio del Pizzo Arera
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