| Sardinian bedstraw | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. glaucophyllum |
| Binomial name | |
| Galium glaucophyllum Em.Schmid | |
Galium glaucophyllum, the Sardinian bedstraw, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean.[1]
Galium glaucophyllum is an erect to recumbent, perennial herb up to 50 cm tall. Leaves are generally in whorls of 6, narrowly lanceolate and waxy, generally thick and succulent. Flowers are white, in large terminal panicles.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Caglio di Sardegna
- ↑ Emil Schmid. 1933. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich 78: 253
- ↑ Flora di Sardegna, Plantae Endemiche: Rubiaceae, Galium glaucophyllum
External links
- Atlantides, Piante endemiche della Sardigna, Galium glaucophyllum
- Forum Acta Plantarum Galium glaucophyllum
- Galleria Acta Plantarum, Foto della Flora delle regioni italiane, Galium glaucophyllum
- Biopix, Galium glaucophyllum
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