Galium proliferum, also known as limestone bedstraw,[2] is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is native to Northeastern Mexico and the Southeastern United States.[1] More specifically, it can be found in American states California (San Diego and San Bernardino County), southern Nevada (Clark County), southern Utah (Kane and Washington County), Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, as well as the Mexican states Coahuila and Nuevo León.[1][2][3][4]

Galium proliferum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. proliferum
Binomial name
Galium proliferum
A.Gray
Synonyms[1]
  • Galium virgatum var. diffusum A.Gray
  • Galium proliferum var. subnudum Greenm.
Natural habitat of Galium proliferum in the Western Guadalupe Mountains, Sevenshooter Canyon, New Mexico, USA

Phylogeny

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It is the sister group to Galium virgatum. It is also closely related to Galium texense and Galium circaezans, as can be seen in the following cladogram:[5]

Galium proliferum

Galium virgatum

Galium texense

Galium circaezans

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Galium proliferum A.Gray". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (n.d.). Galium proliferum Limestone Bedstraw. BONAP’s Taxonomic Data Center (TDC) North American Vascular Flora. Retrieved January 24, 2023, from http://bonap.net/tdc Archived 2023-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
  4. ^ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
  5. ^ Soza, V. L., & Olmstead, R. G. (2010). "Molecular systematics of tribe Rubieae (Rubiaceae): Evolution of major clades, development of leaf–like whorls, and biogeography." Archived 2023-01-24 at the Wayback Machine Taxon, 59(3), 755-771.
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