Galium argense

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Galium argense
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Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. argense
Binomial name
Galium argense
Dempster & Ehrend.

Galium argense (Argus bedstraw) is a plant species in the Rubiaceae. [2] It is endemic to California [3] and native to Inyo and San Bernardino Counties. [4] [5] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. [6]

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References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. Dempster, Lauramay Tinsley & Ehrendorfer, Friedrich. 1965. Brittonia 17(4): 307–308
  3. "Galium argense". Calflora.org. Calflora. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. "Galium argense Dempster & Ehrend., Brittonia 17: 307 (1965)". Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  5. "Galium argense". BONAO.net. Biota of North America Program. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  6. 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.