Galium litorale

Sicilian seashore bedstraw
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Rubiaceae
Genus:Galium
Species: G. litorale
Binomial name
Galium litorale

Galium litorale (Sicilian seashore bedstraw) is a rare species of plants in the Rubiaceae.[1] It is endemic to the island of Sicily, where it grows in the littoral zone along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.[2]

Galium litorale is an erect perennial herb up to 60 cm tall, with large panicles of many small white flowers. Leaves are narrowly lanceolate, up to 20 mm long.[3]

The species is listed as "near threatened." Total number of individuals was estimated in 2009 at less than 1000.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Giovanni Gussone. 1827. Florae Siculae Prodromus sive Plantarum in Sicilia Ulteriori Nascentium Enumeratio Secundum Systema Linnaeanum Disposita 1: 172
  2. ↑ World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Caglio litorale
  4. ↑ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013


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