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'''''Galium''''' is a large [[genus]] of [[Annual plant|annual]] and [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herb]]aceous plants in the family [[Rubiaceae]], with |
'''''Galium''''' is a large [[genus]] of [[Annual plant|annual]] and [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herb]]aceous plants in the family [[Rubiaceae]], with 617 known [[species]]<ref name=WCSP>{{cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/reportbuilder.do?method=Reset |
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|title=WCSP |work= World Checklist of Selected Plant Families|accessdate=2010-04-05}}</ref> occurring in the [[temperate]] zones of both the [[Northern Hemisphere|Northern]] and [[Southern Hemisphere]]s. Most species are known as '''bedstraw'''. |
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The [[Field Madder]] (''Sherardia arvensis'') is a close relative and may be confused with a tiny bedstraw. ''[[Asperula]]'' is also a closely related genus; some species of ''Galium'' (such as [[Galium odoratum|woodruff]]) are occasionally placed therein. |
The [[Field Madder]] (''Sherardia arvensis'') is a close relative and may be confused with a tiny bedstraw. ''[[Asperula]]'' is also a closely related genus; some species of ''Galium'' (such as [[Galium odoratum|woodruff]]) are occasionally placed therein. |
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Galium is a large genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Rubiaceae, with 617 known species[1] occurring in the temperate zones of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Most species are known as bedstraw.
The Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis) is a close relative and may be confused with a tiny bedstraw. Asperula is also a closely related genus; some species of Galium (such as woodruff) are occasionally placed therein.
Bedstraws are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species. See list of Lepidoptera that feed on Galium.
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
References
External links
Media related to Galium at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Galium at Wikispecies
- UniProt. "Genus Galium" (HTML). Retrieved 2008-05-07.