| Galium | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Flowers of Galium aparine
|
||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
| Species | ||||||||||||||||||
|
About 400; see text |
Galium is a large genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Rubiaceae, with about 400 species occurring in the temperate zones of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Galium aparine is a herbaceous Annual plant of the family Rubiaceae. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its Asteridae is a Botanical name at the rank of subclass. Circumscription of the subclass has varied with the taxonomic system being In the APG II system (2003 for the classification of Flowering plants, the name asterids refers to a Clade (a Monophyletic group Gentianales are an order of Flowering plants included within the Asterid group of Dicotyledons The circumscription of Gentiales in the Cronquist Rubiaceae is a family of Flowering plants variously called the Madder family, Bedstraw family or coffee Genera of the tribe Rubieae: Asperula Crucianella Cruciata Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Botanically an annual plant is a Plant that usually germinates, Flowers and dies in one Year. A perennial plant or perennial ( Latin per, "through" annus, "year" is a Plant that lives for more than A(n herb (ˈhɝb or /ˈɝb/ see pronunciation differences) is a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties flavor scent or the like Rubiaceae is a family of Flowering plants variously called the Madder family, Bedstraw family or coffee In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Northern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is North of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' Most species are known as bedstraw.
The Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis) is a close relative and may be confused with a tiny bedstraw. Sherardia arvensis, also known as Field Madder, is a Flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to Europe, north Africa Asperula is also a closely related genus; some species of Galium (such as woodruff) are occasionally placed therein. Asperula ( As-pé-ru-la) is a genus of the family Rubiaceae. Sometimes certain species of Galium Woodruff ( Galium odoratum) is a Herbaceous Perennial plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to Europe, North Africa and western
Bedstraws are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species. A larva ( Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of Animal with indirect development, undergoing Metamorphosis (for example Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. See list of Lepidoptera that feed on Galium. Galium species are used as food plants by the Larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species Monophagous Species which
Uses
Galium, or Ladies' straw, was used as a red dye during Anglo-Saxon times in England. (see Anglo-Saxon Crafts by Kevin Leahy, p75-76)
Selected species
|
|
External links
Media related to Galium from the Wikimedia Commons. Galium rotundifolium is a plant species of the genus Galium. Galium saxatile or Heath Bedstraw is a plant species of the genus Galium. Galium spurium or False Cleavers is a plant species of the genus Galium. Galium sterneri or Limestone Bedstraw is a plant species of the genus Galium. Galium suecicum or Swedish Bedstraw is a plant species of the genus Galium. Galium sylvaticum or Wood Bedstraw is a plant species of the genus Galium. Galium tricornutum is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common names rough corn bedstraw, roughfruit corn bedstraw Galium triflorum (known as Sweet-scented Bedstraw or Fragrant Bedstraw) is a herbaceous Plant of the family Rubiaceae. Galium uliginosum or Fen Bedstraw is a plant species of the genus Galium. Galium verum ( Lady's Bedstraw or Yellow Bedstraw) is a herbaceous Perennial plant of the family Rubiaceae, native to Europe 
Information related to Galium from Wikispecies. Wikispecies is a Wiki -based online project supported by the Wikimedia Foundation that aims to create a comprehensive Free content catalogue of all - UniProt. UniProt is the uni versal prot ein resource a central repository of Protein data created by combining Swiss-Prot, TrEMBL Genus Galium (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-05-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic