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Galium
Flowers of Galium odoratum
Flowers of Galium odoratum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium L.
Species

About 400 species; see text Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta—liverworts Anthocerotophyta—hornworts Bryophyta—mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta—rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta—zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta—clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta—trimerophytes Pteridophyta—ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta—seed ferns Pinophyta—conifers Cycadophyta—cycads Ginkgophyta—ginkgo Gnetophyta—gnetae Magnoliophyta—flowering plants... It has been suggested that Angiospermae, and Anthophyta be merged into this article or section. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families Gentianaceae (gentian family) Apocynaceae (dogbane family) Gelsemiaceae Loganiaceae (logania family) Rubiaceae (coffee family) The Gentianales are an order of flowering plants, included within the asterid group of dicotyledons. ... Type Genus Rubia L. Genera See text For a full list, see: List of Rubiaceae genera Egyptian Starcluster Pentas lanceolata White luculia gratissima Rubiaceae Juss. ... Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 23, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ...

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Galium is a large genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Rubiaceae, with about 400 species occurring in the temperate zones of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The species are variously known as bedstraw (most species), goosegrass (G. aparine), cleavers (G. tricornutum, G. aparine) and woodruff (G. odoratum). Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Wikimedia Commons logo by Reid Beels The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... Peas are an annual plant. ... A Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ... Herbs: basil Herbs (IPA: hə()b, or əb; see pronunciation differences) are plants grown for any purpose other than food, wood or beauty. ... Type Genus Rubia L. Genera See text For a full list, see: List of Rubiaceae genera Egyptian Starcluster Pentas lanceolata White luculia gratissima Rubiaceae Juss. ... In geography, temperate latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. ... The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is north of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On the Earth, the Northern Hemisphere contains most of the land and about 88-90% of the human population. ... The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is south of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On Earth it contains five continents (Antarctica, Australia, most of South America, parts of Africa and Asia) as well as four oceans (South... Binomial name Galium aparine L. Galium aparine is a herbaceous annual plant of the family Rubiaceae. ... Binomial name Galium odoratum (L.) Scop. ...


Bedstraws are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera which feed on Galium. A larval insect A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Superfamilies Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Acanthopteroctetoidea Alucitoidea Axioidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidea Choreutoidea Cossoidea Drepanoidea Epermenioidea Eriocranioidea Galacticoidea Gelechioidea Geometroidea Gracillarioidea Hedyloidea Hepialoidea Heterobathmioidea Hyblaeoidea Immoidea Incurvarioidea Lasiocampoidea Lophocoronoidea Micropterigoidea Mimallonoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Neopseustoidea Nepticuloidea Noctuoidea Palaephatoidea Pterophoroidea Pyraloidea Schreckensteinioidea Sesioidea Simaethistoidea Thyridoidea Tineoidea Tischerioidea Tortricoidea Urodoidea Whalleyanoidea Yponomeutoidea Zygaenoidea The order Lepidoptera... Galium species are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species: Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Galium: Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) Polyphagous species which feed on Galium among other plants: Autumnal Rustic (Eugnorisma glareosa) Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) The Flame...

Selected species
  • Galium aetnicum
  • Galium album - Upright Bedstraw
  • Galium aparine - Goosegrass, Cleavers, or Stickywilly
  • Galium arenarium - Sand Bedstraw
  • Galium aristatum
  • Galium baldense
  • Galium boreale - Northern Bedstraw
  • Galium corrudaefolium
  • Galium debile - Slender Marsh Bedstraw
  • Galium elongatum - Great Marsh Bedstraw
  • Galium firmum
  • Galium fleurotii
  • Galium glaucum - Glaucous Bedstraw
  • Galium humifusum
  • Galium hypocarpium
  • Galium longifolium
  • Galium lucidum
  • Galium mollugo - Hedge Bedstraw
  • Galium nigroramosum
  • Galium normanii
  • Galium obliquum
  • Galium odoratum - Woodruff
  • Galium oelandicum
  • Galium olympicum
  • Galium palustre - Common Marsh Bedstraw
  • Galium parisiense - Wall Bedstraw
  • Galium pumilum - Slender Bedstraw
  • Galium rotundifolium
  • Galium rubrum
  • Galium saxatile - Heath Bedstraw
  • Galium schultesii
  • Galium spurium - False Cleavers
  • Galium sterneri - Limestone Bedstraw
  • Galium suecicum - Swedish Bedstraw
  • Galium sylvaticum - Wood Bedstraw
  • Galium tricornutum - Corn Cleavers
  • Galium trifidum
  • Galium triflorum - Conifer Bedstraw
  • Galium uliginosum - Fen Bedstraw
  • Galium valdepilosum
  • Galium verum - Lady's Bedstraw

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