Galium glaucum explained

Galium glaucum or waxy bedstraw is a plant species of the Rubiaceae. It is native to central Europe from Portugal to Ukraine, and sparingly naturalized in a few locations in North America (Quebec, Ontario, Connecticut and New Jersey).^{[1] [2] [3]}

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:^[1]

• Galium glaucum subsp. australe Franco - Spain and Portugal
• Galium glaucum subsp. glaucum - France to Ukraine
• Galium glaucum subsp. murcicum (Boiss. & Reut.) O.Bolòs & Vigo - southeastern Spain

External links

• • Tela Botanica
• Naturspaziergang, Galium glaucum / Blaugrünes Labkraut
• Syringa, Blaugrüner Waldmeister, Galium glaucum "Hohenhewen"
• Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society, waxy bedstraw

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=86410 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Galium glaucum
2. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Galium%20glaucum.png Biota of North America Program Galium glaucum
3. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=galium+glaucum Altervista Flora Italiana Galium glaucum