Galium montis-arerae explained

Galium montis-arerae, the Pizzo Arera bedstraw, is a rare plant species in the Rubiaceae.^[1] It is named after the mountain called Pizzo Arera, in the Bergamo Alps of Lombardia region in northern Italy.^{[2] [3]} It is found only in the range from Monte Pegherolo to Concarena in Bergamasque Prealps.^[4]

Galium montis-arerae is an ascending, caespitose herb. Stems are square in cross-section, up to 40 cm long. Leaves are in whorls of 6-8 narrowly oblanceolate leaves, thick and somewhat succulent. Inflorescence is an elongated panicle of yellow flowers.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Merxmüller . H. . Ehrendorfer . F. . 1957 . Galium montis-arerae, eine neue Sippe der Bergamasker Alpen . Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift . 104 . 3 . 228–233 . 10.1007/BF01281677.
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=86891 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Galium montis-arerae
3. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=galium+montis-arerae Altervista Flora Italiana, Caglio del Pizzo Arera
4. http://www.actaplantarum.org/floraitaliae/viewtopic.php?t=14706 Acta Plantarum Flora Italiana, Galium montis-arerae Merxm. & Ehrend. - Caglio del Pizzo Arera