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Galium mollugo, common name hedge bedstraw[1] or false baby's breath, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Rubiaceae. It shares the name hedge bedstraw with the related European species, Galium album.
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| Close up image of the Galium mollugo flower under a dissecting microscope | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. mollugo |
| Binomial name | |
| Galium mollugo | |
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Description
Galium mollugo can reach a height of 15–100 centimetres (5.9–39.4 in). The stems are square in cross-section, more or less erect with ascending branches. Starting from the axils of leaves it has inflorescences of small white flowers with a diameter of about 1 to 1.5 cm, with four petals. The flowering period extends from May to September.[2][3]
Habitat
Galium mollugo commonly occurs in hedges, bushes, paths, meadows and slopes at an elevation up to 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) above sea level.
Distribution
Galium mollugo is widely distributed in Europe and North Africa from Denmark, Portugal and Morocco east to the Altay region of Siberia and to the Caucasus. It is naturalized in the Russian Far East, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Greenland, Argentina, Uruguay, and much of North America. It has been reported from the Rocky Mountains, the Cascade Range, the Sierra Nevadas and the Appalachian Mountains as well as the Great Lakes region. It is classified as a noxious weed in New York, Pennsylvania and much of New England.[4][5][6]
References
- BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.
- Gleason, H. A. & A.J. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada (ed. 2) i–910. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Biota of North America Program
- Altervista Flora Italiana
External links
Media related to Galium mollugo at Wikimedia Commons- Biolib Galium mollugo
- Flora of Northern Ireland Galium mollugo
- Plants Database Galium mollugo
- Plants for a Future Galium mollugo
- Wilde Planten in Nederland en Belgie, Glad walstro, Galium mollugo
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На других языках
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[es] Galium mollugo
Galium mollugo, es una especie de planta herbácea de la familia Rubiaceae. Es encuentra en el Hemisferio Norte.[fr] Caille-lait blanc
Galium mollugo[ru] Подмаренник мягкий
Подмаре́нник мя́гкий (лат. Gálium mollúgo) — многолетнее травянистое растение, вид рода Подмаренник семейства Мареновые. Лекарственное растение, препараты которого обладают седативными, спазмолитическими и вяжущими свойствами.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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