Galium elongatum

Galium elongatum (marsh bedstraw or tall bedstraw) is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae. It is widespread across most of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East from Turkey to Palestine to Iran.[1]

Galium elongatum
Galium elongatum in Germany
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. elongatum
Binomial name
Galium elongatum
C.Presl in J.S.Presl & C.B.Presl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Galium palustre var. elongatum (C.Presl) Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach
  • Galium palustre subsp. elongatum (C.Presl) Lange in G.C.Oeder & al.
  • Galium palustre f. elongatum (C.Presl) Borza
  • Galium estoniana N.Fagan
  • Galium maximum Moris
  • Galium elongatum f. submersum Glück

Galium elongatum is a tall, erect herb with panicles of small white flowers.[2][3]

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Altervista Flora Italiana, Caglio tardivo
  3. Presl, Carl Bořivoj. 1822. Deliciae Pragenses , Historiam Naturalis Spectantes 119


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