Galium bermudense

Bermuda bedstraw
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Galium
Species:	G. bermudense
Binomial name
Galium bermudense L.
Synonyms [1]
List Galium rotundifolium var. bermudense(L.) Kuntze Relbunium bermudense(L.) Britten Rubia peregrinaWalter sensu auct. Galium hispidulumMichx. Rubia browneiMichx. Rubia rotundifoliaPoir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck Galium hispidumPursh Galium carolinianumF.Dietr Rubia techensisRaf. Rubia walteriDC Galium peregrinumBritton Bataprine hispidula(Michx.) Nieuwl.

Galium bermudense, commonly known as Bermuda bedstraw, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the south-eastern United States (all the coastal states from Texas to New Jersey). ^{[1] [2] [3]}

It has been observed growing in habitat types such as dry sandy forests, sandhills, maritime forests, and longleaf pine systems. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Galium bermudense
2. Biota of North America Program, as Galium hispidulum, a synonym of G. bermudense
3. Government of Bermuda, Department of Conservation Services, Bermuda Bedstraw (Galium bermudense) Archived 2014-05-06 at the Wayback Machine /
4. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
5. Brockway, D. G., et al. (2005). Restoration of longleaf pine ecosystems. F. S. United States Department of Agriculture, Southern Research Station.

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