Galium L.
(bedstraws)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Galium aparine
Cleavers, Goosegrass
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 		Species 25 images
Galium mollugo
Hedge Bedstraw
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 		Species 1 subtaxa 20 images
Galium odoratum
Woodruff
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 		Species 4 images
Galium palustre
Common Marsh-bedstraw
Species 1 ident. refs
Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw
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 		Species 33 images
Galium sterneri
Limestone Bedstraw
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 		Species 25 images
Galium verum
Lady’s Bedstraw
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 		Species 2 subtaxa 19 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

Galium (bedstraws) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Galium (bedstraws)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 205 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Galium (bedstraws)
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