Galium virgatum

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Southwestern bedstraw
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Illustration of Galium virgatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. virgatum
Binomial name
Galium virgatum
Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray 1841
Synonyms [1]
  • Galium nutansNutt.
  • Galium texanumScheele
  • Galium virgatum var. leiocarpumTorr. & A.Gray

Galium virgatum, common name southwestern bedstraw, is a North American species of plants in the Rubiaceae. [2] It is native to the south-central part of the United States, primarily in the southern Great Plains from Texas to Missouri, but with scattered populations as far east as South Carolina. [3] [4]

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