Galium verum L.
(Lady’s Bedstraw)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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Galium verum var maritimum
Seaside Lady’s Bedstraw
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 		Variety 5 images
Galium verum var verum
Lady’s Bedstraw
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 		Variety 1 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGalium verum (Lady’s Bedstraw)
GenusGalium (bedstraws)
FamilyRUBIACEAE (madder, goosegrass and bedstraws)
OrderGENTIANALES (bedstraws, gentians and periwinkles)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Galium verum (Lady’s Bedstraw) :
1: Galium verum (Lady’s Bedstraw)
15 Jul 2007 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
erect form on "conservation" wildflower seeded roadside
Image 1: Flowering plantImage 2: Flowering plant (2)Image 3: Flowering plant (3)Image 4: Inflorescence - close-upImage 5: Inflorescence - close-up (2)Image 6: Leafy shoots on main stem - close-upImage 7: Side shoots on main stem - close-upImage 8: Side shoots on main stem - close-up (2)Image 9: Side shoots on main stem - close-up (3)Image 10: Side shoots on main stem - close-up (4)
2: Galium verum (Lady’s Bedstraw)
15 Jul 2001 OSGR: SU45 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Flowering shoot - grey backgroundImage 2: Flowering shoot - pale backgroundImage 3: Flowers - close-up

Galium verum (Lady’s Bedstraw) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Galium verum (Lady’s Bedstraw)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 26 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Galium verum (Lady’s Bedstraw)
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