Galium virgatum explained

Galium virgatum, common name southwestern bedstraw, is a North American species of plants in the Rubiaceae.^[1] It is native to the south-central part of the United States, primarily in the southern Great Plains from Texas to Missouri, but with scattered populations as far east as South Carolina.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1992, Galium virgatum
• United States Department of Agriculture plant profile
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Galium virgatum
• Gardening Europe

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10009300#page/20/mode/1up Torrey, John & Asa Gray. 1841. Flora of North America 2(1): 20–21
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=87912 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Galium%20virgatum.png Biota of North America Program 2014 distribution map