''Galium'' × ''carmineum''

Carmine bedstraw
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Rubiaceae
Genus:Galium
Species: G. × carmineum
Binomial name
Galium × carmineum
Beauverd

Galium × carmineum, common name carmine bedstraw, is a species of the Rubiaceae.[1] It is apparently of hybrid origin though established in the wild, a 3-way cross between G. anisophyllon × G. pumilum × G. rubrum. It is native to mountainous regions of France, Switzerland and Italy (Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Toscana).[2][3]

References

  1. Beauverd, Gustave. 1937. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de Genève, Sér. 2 27: 92.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Galium × carmineum
  3. Altervista Flora Italiana, Galium × carmineum


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.