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Galium montis-arerae, the Pizzo Arera bedstraw, is a rare plant species in the Rubiaceae. It is found only on the mountain called Pizzo Arera, in the Bergamo Alps of Lombardia region in northern Italy.
Galium montis-arerae is an ascending, caespitose herb. Stems are square in cross-section, up to 40 cm long. Leaves are in whorls of 6-8 narrowly oblanceolate leaves, thick and somewhat succulent. Inflorescence is an elongated panicle of yellow flowers.
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