Galium virgatum

Southwestern bedstraw
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Galium
Species:	G. virgatum
Binomial name
Galium virgatum Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray 1841
Synonyms[1]
Galium nutans Nutt. Galium texanum Scheele Galium virgatum var. leiocarpum Torr. & A.Gray

Galium virgatum, common name southwestern bedstraw, is a North American species of plants in the Rubiaceae.^[2] 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.^[3][4]

References

1. The Plant List, Galium virgatum Nutt.
2. Torrey, John & Asa Gray. 1841. Flora of North America 2(1): 20–21
3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Biota of North America Program 2014 distribution map

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