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Bedstraw

(Galium papilliferum)

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Description

Galium papilliferum is a herbaceous plants described by Friedrich Ehrendorfer and Schönb.-tem .. Galium papilliferum included in the genus maror , and the family Rubiaceae . No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life Galium is a large genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Rubiaceae, occurring in the temperate zones of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Some species are informally known as bedstraw. There are over 600 species of Galium, with estimates of 629 to 650 as of 2013. The field madder, Sherardia arvensis, is a close relative and may be confused with a tiny bedstraw. Asperula is also a closely related genus; some species of Galium (such as woodruff, G. odoratum) are occasionally placed therein.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Gentianales
Family:Rubiaceae
Genus:Galium
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