Galium oelandicum (Öland bedstraw or Ölandsmåra) is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the island of Öland in Sweden, in the Baltic Sea. The plant has showy displays of pretty white flowers.[1][2][3]
Galium oelandicum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Galium |
Species: | G. oelandicum
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Binomial name | |
Galium oelandicum | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Galium pumilum subsp. oelandicum Sterner ex Hyl., not validly published because no description |
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Ehrendorfer, Friedrich. 1960. Österreische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. Sitzungsberichte. Abteilung 1. Biologie 169: 418, Galium oelandicum
- ^ Cieślak, Elżbieta; Szeląg, Zbigniew (2011). "Genetic diversity of Galium cracoviense, G. Oelandicum and G. Sudeticum (Rubiaceae)". Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae. 79 (4): 269–275. doi:10.5586/asbp.2010.034 – via ResearchGate.
External links
edit- Den virtuella floran, Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet (Stockholm)
- Hans Bister, Wildflowers and Berries in Sweden, Ölandsmåra (Galium oelandicum)