Galium rubrum explained

Galium rubrum (reddish bedstraw or Caglio arrossato) is a plant species in the Rubiaceae. It is known only from mountainous areas on Switzerland and northern Italy (Valle d'Aosta, Piemonte, Lombardia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna).[1] [2]

Galium rubrum is an erect to ascending herb with large panicles bearing many small pink or red flowers.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=87384 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=galium+rubrum Altervista Flora Italiana