Galium obliquum is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae. It is native to the Alps along the border between France and Italy, and as far south as Tuscany and as far west as Tarn-et-Garonne.[1][2]

Galium obliquum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. obliquum
Binomial name
Galium obliquum
Synonyms[1]
  • Galium rubrum subsp. obliquum (Vill.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud
  • Galium mucronatum Lam.
  • Galium pallens Thuill.
  • Galium corsicum Tausch
  • Galium alpicola Jord.
  • Galium brachypodum Jord.
  • Galium gracilentum Jord.
  • Galium laetum Jord.
  • Galium lusitanicum Jord.
  • Galium luteolum Jord.
  • Galium myrianthum Jord.
  • Galium prostii Jord.
  • Galium rubidum Jord.
  • Galium leucophaeum Gren. & Godr.
  • Galium pseudomyrianthum Gennari
  • Galium tomophyllum Gand.
  • Galium jordanii subsp. gracilentum (Jord.) Nyman

Galium obliquum is an erect herb with thin stems, narrow leaves (as many as 10 per node) and white or pale yellow flowers.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Caglio obliquo
  3. ^ Dominique Villars. 1779. Prospectus de l'Histoire des Plantes de Dauphiné 19.

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