Galium munzii

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Munz's bedstraw
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. munzii
Binomial name
Galium munzii
Hilend & J.T.Howell

Galium munzii (Munz's bedstraw) is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. [1] It is native to California (Inyo, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties), Arizona (Mohave and Coconino Cos.), Nevada (Clark and Lincoln Cos.), and Utah (Washington and Tooele Cos.). [2] [3]

Contents

Galium munzii is a profusely branching, dioecious herb. [4] Leaves are in whorls of 4, broadly egg-shaped or almost round. Flowers are pale green. [1] [4] [5]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hilend, Martha Luella & Howell, John Thomas. 1934. Leaflets of Western Botany 1(12): 135–136
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Biota of North America Program
  4. 1 2 Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.
  5. Munz, P. A. 1974. Flora of Southern California 1–1086. University of California Press, Berkeley.[ ISBN missing ]