| Limestone bedstraw | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. sterneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Galium sterneri | |
Galium sterneri or limestone bedstraw [1] is a plant species of the Rubiaceae. [2] It is native to northern Europe ( Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway and Germany). [3]
Discovered in 1960, Galium sterneri is a fairly low growing bedstraw with small pale yellow flowers which tends to form mats rather than clumps or tufts. [4] [5] Galium sterneri is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and is also used as a medicinal herb to treat a variety of ailments, including skin and digestive problems. [6]
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Friedrich Ehrendorfer. 1960. Österreische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. Sitzungsberichte. Abteilung 1. Biologie 169: 420
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "British Wild Plant: Galium sterneri Limestone Bedstraw". www.ukwildflowers.com. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "Limestone Bedstraw - Identification, Growing & Uses | Wildflower Web". www.wildflowerweb.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "Plants » Selina Wamucii". Selina Wamucii. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- Online Atlas of the British & Irish Flora, Galium sterneri (Limestone Bedstraw)
- British Wild Plant, Galium sterneri Limestone Bedstraw
- Irish Wildflowers, Limestone Bedstraw, Galium sterneri, Rú beag
- Biopix photo, Galium sterneri
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