Galium desereticum

Deseret bedstraw
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Galium
Species:	G. desereticum
Binomial name
	Galium desereticum; Dempster & Ehrend.

Galium desereticum is a plant species in the Rubiaceae.^[1] It is native to the states of Nevada and Utah in the southwestern United States.^[2]^[3]

The species is named for Deseret, a provisional state of the United States proposed by early settlers in the region; it comprised most of present-day Utah and Nevada plus sections of surrounding states.^[1]^[4]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Dempster, Lauramay Tinsley & Ehrendorfer, Friedrich. 1965. Brittonia 17(4): 314.
^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Biota of North America Program
^ Leonard, Glen M. (1992), "The Mormon Boundary Question in the 1849–50 Statehood Debates", Journal of Mormon History, 18 (1): 114–136, archived from the original on 2012-04-14.

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[angelmoroni-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Dempster, Lauramay Tinsley & Ehrendorfer, Friedrich. 1965. Brittonia 17(4): 314.

[2] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[3] Biota of North America Program

[4] Leonard, Glen M. (1992), "The Mormon Boundary Question in the 1849–50 Statehood Debates", Journal of Mormon History, 18 (1): 114–136, archived from the original on 2012-04-14.

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