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Galium mexicanum (Mexican bedstraw) is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It has a widespread distribution from British Columbia south to Ecuador.[1][2][3]

Mexican bedstraw
Galium mexicanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Galium
Species:	G. mexicanum
Binomial name
Galium mexicanum Kunth

Subspecies

Four subspecies are currently recognized (May 2014):[1]

• Galium mexicanum subsp. asperrimum (A.Gray) Dempster - from Washington state to northern Mexico
• Galium mexicanum subsp. asperulum (A.Gray) Dempster - British Columbia, Montana, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada
• Galium mexicanum subsp. flexicum Dempster - Texas and Coahuila
• Galium mexicanum subsp. mexicanum - from Texas to Ecuador

References

External links

• Photo of herbarium specimen from University of Texas, collected in Oaxaca, Galium mexicanum
• Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Veracruz, Galium mexicanum
• USDA plants profile, Galium mexicanum subsp. asperulum
• Especies de Costa Rica

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