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Galium virgatum Nutt.
southwestern bedstraw

       
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Line Drawing of Galium virgatum Nutt.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 260. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Galium virgatum Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Galium virgatum Nutt.

  GATE5 Galium texanum Scheele
  GAVIL Galium virgatum Nutt. var. leiocarpum Torr. & A. Gray
 

Distribution:
Galium virgatum Nutt.

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USA (AL, AR, IL, KS, LA, MO, MS, OK, SC, TN, TX)
 

Related Taxa:
Galium virgatum Nutt.

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 84 species in Galium
 

Classification:
Galium virgatum Nutt.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Rubiales
Family Rubiaceae – Madder family
Genus Galium L. – bedstraw
Species Galium virgatum Nutt. – southwestern bedstraw
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Galium virgatum Nutt.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
dwarf bedstraw              Endangered
 

More Accounts and Images:
Galium virgatum Nutt.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34937.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/22/2008 11:52 PM MDT