Galium coloradoense, the Colorado bedstraw, is a plant species in the Rubiaceae.[2] It is native to the southwestern United States: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and southern Wyoming.[3] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[4]

Colorado bedstraw
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. coloradoense
Binomial name
Galium coloradoense
W.Wight
Synonyms[1]

Galium multiflorum var. coloradoense (W.Wight) Cronquist

References

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  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Wight, William Franklin. 1900. Zoë 5(3): 54–55
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program
  4. ^ Soza, Valerie L.; Olmstead, Richard G. (2010). "Evolution of breeding systems and fruits in New World Galium and relatives (Rubiaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 97 (10): 1630–1646. doi:10.3732/ajb.1000130. PMID 21616799.
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