Galium magellense
| Maiella bedstraw | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. magellense |
| Binomial name | |
| Galium magellense Ten. | |
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
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Caglio della Majella
- ↑ Forum Acta Plantarum, Galium magellense Ten. - Caglio della Majella
- ↑ Michele Tenore. 1832. Relaz. Viagg. Abruzzo 48.
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