Kingdom Plantae Family Rubiaceae Scientific name Galium divaricatum Rank Species | Order Gentianales Genus Galium Higher classification Galium | |
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Similar Galium, Galium parisiense, Rubiaceae, Galium aristatum, Galium rubioides | ||
Galium divaricatum top 5 facts
Galium divaricatum is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name Lamarck's bedstraw.
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Distribution
The plant is native to the Mediterranean Basin and the Black Sea region, from Portugal and Morocco to Turkey and Crimea; as well as the Macaronesia archipelago of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, on the Azores, Canary Islands, and Madeira.
It has naturalized in Belgium, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and scattered locations in the mainland United States.
Description
Galium divaricatumis a small annual herb with thin spreading stems up to 30 centimeters long. The small, pointed leaves are arranged in whorls of up to eight about the stem.
It bears white flowers. The fruit is a hairless nutlet.
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