Galium migrans is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. Following a revision of the genus Galium, the distribution of Gallium migrans is now believed to be restricted to South Australia. Plants in New South Wales that were formerly identified as this species are currently identified as Galium leptogonium.[1][2]

Galium migrans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. migrans
Binomial name
Galium migrans

Subspecies edit

Three subspecies are recognized as of May 2014:[3]

  • Galium migrans subsp. inversum I.Thomps.
  • Galium migrans subsp. migrans
  • Galium migrans subsp. trichogynum I.Thomps.

References edit

  1. ^ "Galium migrans". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ T.A. James & W.K. Allen. "New South Wales Flora Online: Galium migrans". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families