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]

Lucid bedstraw
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. lucidum
Binomial name
Galium lucidum
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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]

Subspecies

Five subspecies are currently recognized (May 2014):[1]

  • Galium lucidum subsp. fruticescens (Cav.) O.Bolòs & Vigo - Spain
  • Galium lucidum subsp. krendlii Natali - Corsica
  • Galium lucidum subsp. lucidum - most of species range
  • Galium lucidum subsp. krendlii Natali - Corsica
  • Galium lucidum subsp. venustum (Jord.) Arcang - Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia, central Italy

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