Galium virgatum

Southwestern bedstraw
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Rubiaceae
Genus:Galium
Species: G. virgatum
Binomial name
Galium virgatum
Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray 1841
Synonyms[1]
  • Galium nutans Nutt.
  • Galium texanum Scheele
  • Galium virgatum var. leiocarpum Torr. & A.Gray

Galium virgatum, common name southwestern bedstraw, is a North American species of plants in the Rubiaceae.[2] It is native to the south-central part of the United States, primarily in the southern Great Plains from Texas to Missouri, but with scattered populations as far east as South Carolina.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Galium virgatum Nutt.
  2. ↑ Torrey, John & Asa Gray. 1841. Flora of North America 2(1): 20–21
  3. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 distribution map


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