Kingdom Plantae Family Rubiaceae Rank Species | Order Gentianales Genus Galium | |
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Similar Galium noricum, Galium anisophyllon, Galium elongatum, Galium parisiense, Galium divaricatum | ||
Galium aristatum, the awned bedstraw, is a plant species in the Rubiaceae, currently (May 2014) accepted as a distinct species. It is native to the Alps and the Pyrenees Mountains of Europe (Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Germany). It is also reportedly naturalized in a few places in New York State in the United States.
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