Galium

 ( Rubiaceae Genera ) 

Galium is a large genus of Annual plant and perennial plant plants in the family Rubiaceae, occurring in the temperate zones of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Some species are informally known as bedstraw. Galium. USDA PLANTS.

Over 600 species of Galium are described, Galium. Flora of China. with estimates of 629 to 650 Galium. The Jepson eFlora 2013. 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, Galium odoratum) are occasionally placed therein.

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As invasive species Cattle and other livestock do not often feed on this plant, making it thrive and dominating over other species. Galium mollugo in particular, is a thriving invasive species, since it can dominate in areas where other alien species would not be able to, growing very fast in best conditions.The biology of Canadian weeds. 121. Galium mollugo L. D. Mersereau and A. DiTommaso Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA 14853, 2002

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See also

• List of Galium species

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External links

• World Checklist of Rubiaceae

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