Galium litorale
| Sicilian seaside bedstraw | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. litorale |
| Binomial name | |
| Galium litorale Guss. | |
Galium litorale, Sicilian seashore bedstraw, is a rare species of plants in the Rubiaceae.[1] It is endemic to the island of Sicily, where it grows in the littoral zone along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.[2]
Galium litorale is an erect perennial herb up to 60 cm tall, with large panicles of many small white flowers. Leaves are narrowly lanceolate, up to 20 mm long.[3]
The species is listed as "near threatened." Total number of individuals was estimated in 2009 at less than 1000.[4]
References
- ↑ Giovanni Gussone. 1827. Florae Siculae Prodromus sive Plantarum in Sicilia Ulteriori Nascentium Enumeratio Secundum Systema Linnaeanum Disposita 1: 172
- ↑ World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Caglio litorale
- ↑ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013
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