Galium munzii
| Munz's bedstraw | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. munzii
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| Binomial name | |
| Galium munzii Hilend & J.T.Howell
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Galium munzii (Munz's bedstraw) is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae.[1] It is native to California (Inyo, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties), Arizona (Mohave and Coconino Cos.), Nevada (Clark and Lincoln Cos.), and Utah (Washington and Tooele Cos.).[2][3]
Galium munzii is a profusely branching, dioecious herb.[4] Leaves are in whorls of 4, broadly egg-shaped or almost round. Flowers are pale green.[1][4][5]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Galium munzii subsp. ambivalens Dempster & Ehrend. – Coconino County
- Galium munzii subsp. munzii – rest of species range
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 Hilend, Martha Luella & Howell, John Thomas. 1934. Leaflets of Western Botany 1(12): 135–136
- ^ 2.0 2.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Biota of North America Program
- ^ 4.0 4.1 Hickman, J. C. 1993. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California 1–1400. University of California Press, Berkeley.
- ^ Munz, P. A. 1974. Flora of Southern California 1–1086. University of California Press, Berkeley.[ISBN missing]
External links
- Calflora Database: Galium munzii (Munz's bedstraw)
- Plant Species of the Bright Angel Trail, Munz's bedstrawError: "Q15451736" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
Categories:
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- Galium
- Flora of California
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of Nevada
- Flora of Utah
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of the Grand Canyon
- Plants described in 1934
- Taxa named by John Thomas Howell
- Dioecious plants
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status