Galium stellatum
| starry-haired cleavers desert bedstraw | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. stellatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Galium stellatum Kellogg | |
Galium stellatum (starry bedstraw) is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is widespread across most of Arizona, and found also in Baja California, Baja California Sur, southeastern California (Inyo, San Bernardino, Riverside, Imperial and San Diego Counties), Nevada (Clark, Nye and Lincoln Cos.), Utah (Washington County).[1][2][3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Biota of North America Program
- ↑ Albert Kellogg. 1863. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2: 97, f. 26
- ↑ Lorence, D. H. 1999. A nomenclator of Mexican and Central American Rubiaceae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73: 1–177
- ↑ Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
External links
- Calflora taxon report
- Desert Ecology of Tucson, Pima Community College, desert bedstraw
- Calphotos, University of California at Berkeley
- Tom Chester, Borrego Desert Plants: desert bedstraw, Galium stellatum ssp. eremicum
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