Galium munzii
Munz's bedstraw | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Galium |
Species: | G. munzii
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Binomial name | |
Galium munzii Hilend & J.T.Howell
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Galium munzii (Munz's bedstraw) is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae.[1] It is native to California (Inyo, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties), Arizona (Mohave and Coconino Cos.), Nevada (Clark and Lincoln Cos.), and Utah (Washington and Tooele Cos.).[2][3]
Galium munzii is a profusely branching, dioecious herb.[4] Leaves are in whorls of 4, broadly egg-shaped or almost round. Flowers are pale green.[1][4][5]
Subspecies[]
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Galium munzii subsp. ambivalens Dempster & Ehrend. - Coconino County
- Galium munzii subsp. munzii - rest of species range
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hilend, Martha Luella & Howell, John Thomas. 1934. Leaflets of Western Botany 1(12): 135–136
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Biota of North America Program
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.
- ^ Munz, P. A. 1974. Flora of Southern California 1–1086. University of California Press, Berkeley.
External links[]
- [ Calflora Database: Galium munzii (Munz's bedstraw)]
- Plant Species of the Bright Angel Trail, Munz's bedstraw
Categories:
- Galium
- Flora of California
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of Nevada
- Flora of Utah
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of the Grand Canyon
- Plants described in 1934
- Taxa named by John Thomas Howell
- Dioecious plants
- Rubioideae stubs