Galium divaricatum

Taxobox
name = "Galium divaricatum"

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image_width = 260px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Gentianales
familia = Rubiaceae
genus = "Galium"
species = "G. divaricatum"
binomial = "Galium divaricatum"
binomial_authority = Pourr. ex Lam.
synonyms = "Galium anglicum"
"Galium parvifolium"

"Galium divaricatum" is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name Lamarck's bedstraw. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin but it can be found on other continents where it is an introduced species. It is weedy in some areas. This is a small annual herb with thin spreading stems up to 30 centimeters long. The small, pointed leaves are arranged in whorls of up to eight about the stem. It bears white flowers. The fruit is a hairless nutlet.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6927,6934,6970 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GADI USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Galium+divaricatum Photo gallery]