Galium sterneri or limestone bedstraw[1] is a plant species of the Rubiaceae.[2] It is native to northern Europe (Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway and Germany).[3]
Limestone bedstraw | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Galium |
Species: | G. sterneri
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Binomial name | |
Galium sterneri |
Galium sterneri is a low growing plant with small white flowers.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Friedrich Ehrendorfer. 1960. Österreische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. Sitzungsberichte. Abteilung 1. Biologie 169: 420
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "British Wild Plant: Galium sterneri Limestone Bedstraw". www.ukwildflowers.com. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "Limestone Bedstraw - Identification, Growing & Uses | Wildflower Web". www.wildflowerweb.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
External links
edit- Online Atlas of the British & Irish Flora, Galium sterneri (Limestone Bedstraw)
- British Wild Plant, Galium sterneri Limestone Bedstraw
- Irish Wildflowers, Limestone Bedstraw, Galium sterneri, Rú beag
- Biopix photo, Galium sterneri