Lucid 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. lucidum |
Binomial name | |
Galium lucidum | |
Galium lucidum is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region, from Portugal and Morocco to Greece, the range extending northwards into Germany. [1] [2]
Galium lucidum is an erect, perennial, glabrous plant up to 70 cm tall. Leaves are narrow and linear, up to 3 cm long, whorled with as many as 10 per node. Inflorescence is a large terminal panicle of many small, white to cream-colored flowers. [3]
Five subspecies are currently recognized (February 2025): [4]