Jump to content

Galium magellense

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maiella bedstraw
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. magellense
Binomial name
Galium magellense

Galium magellense, Maiella bedstraw, is a plant species of the Rubiaceae. It is named for the Maiella mountains of central Italy, with the range extending from the Maiellas south along the Apennines to Calabria.[1][2]

Galium magellense is a diminutive perennial herb that rarely grows more than 10 cm tall. Leaves are whorled, generally about 8 per node, oblanceolate to linear. Flowers are white to pale greenish-yellow.[3][4]

References

[edit]
[edit]