Galium glaucum

Waxy bedstraw
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. glaucum
Binomial name
Galium glaucum
Synonyms[1]
  • Asperula glauca (L.) Besser
  • Asperula galioides var. glauca (L.) Nyman

Galium glaucum or waxy bedstraw is a plant species of the Rubiaceae. It is native to central Europe from Portugal to Ukraine, and sparingly naturalized in a few locations in North America (Quebec, Ontario, Connecticut and New Jersey).[1][2][3]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:[1]

  • Galium glaucum subsp. australe Franco - Spain and Portugal
  • Galium glaucum subsp. glaucum - France to Ukraine
  • Galium glaucum subsp. murcicum (Boiss. & Reut.) O.Bolòs & Vigo - southeastern Spain

References

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Galium glaucum
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program Galium glaucum
  3. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana Galium glaucum


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