Galium bermudense

Bermuda bedstraw
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. bermudense
Binomial name
Galium bermudense
L.
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Galium rotundifolium var. bermudense (L.) Kuntze
  • Relbunium bermudense (L.) Britten
  • Rubia peregrina Walter sensu auct.
  • Galium hispidulum Michx.
  • Rubia brownei Michx.
  • Rubia rotundifolia Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck
  • Galium hispidum Pursh
  • Galium carolinianum F.Dietr
  • Rubia techensis Raf.
  • Rubia walteri DC
  • Galium peregrinum Britton
  • Bataprine hispidula (Michx.) Nieuwl.

Galium bermudense, commonly known as Bermuda bedstraw, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the south-eastern United States (all the coastal states from Texas to New Jersey).[1][2][3]

It has been observed growing in habitat types such as dry sandy forests, sandhills, maritime forests, and longleaf pine systems.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Galium bermudense
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program, as Galium hispidulum, a synonym of G. bermudense
  3. ^ Government of Bermuda, Department of Conservation Services, Bermuda Bedstraw (Galium bermudense) Archived 2014-05-06 at the Wayback Machine/
  4. ^ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  5. ^ Brockway, D. G., et al. (2005). Restoration of longleaf pine ecosystems. F. S. United States Department of Agriculture, Southern Research Station.
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