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Galium verum L., 1753

Common names

  • 🇬🇧 Lady’s Bedstraw
  • 🇫🇷 Gaillet vrai, Gaillet jaune, Caille-lait jaune

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Clade: Tracheophytes
  • Clade: Angiosperms
  • Clade: Eudicots
  • Clade: Superasterids
  • Clade: Asterids
  • Clade: Lamiids
  • Order: Gentianales
  • Family: Rubiaceae
  • Subfamily: Rubioideae
  • Tribe: Rubieae
  • Genus: Galium
  • Species: Galium verum

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

  • Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
  • Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

  • G. verum subsp. asiaticum
    • var. asiaticum (Nakai) T.Yamaz., 1993;
    • var. hallaensis K.S.Jeong & K.Choi, 2017;
    • var. lacteum Maxim., 1874;
    • var. nikkoense Nakai, 1939;
  • G. verum subsp. glabrescens Ehrend., 1977;
  • G. verum subsp. meridionale F.M.Vázquez & Crystal, 2018;
  • G. verum subsp. verum
    • var. trachyphyllum Wallr., 1822;
    • var. verum L., 1753, P.

Hybridizes with:

  • G. album Mill., 1768 to produce G. × pomeranicum Retz., 1795, P;
  • G. boreale L., 1753 to produce G. × alberti Rouy, 1903, P;
  • G. mollugo L., 1753 to produce G. × mutabile Besser, 1821, P.

Photographs

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Galium verum
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Galium verum
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Galium verum

Sources