Galium coloradoense, the Colorado bedstraw, is a plant species in the Rubiaceae.[2] It is native to the southwestern United States: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and southern Wyoming.[3] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[4]
| Colorado 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. coloradoense
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| Binomial name | |
| Galium coloradoense W.Wight
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Galium multiflorum var. coloradoense (W.Wight) Cronquist | |
References
edit- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Wight, William Franklin. 1900. Zoë 5(3): 54–55
- ^ Biota of North America Program
- ^ Soza, Valerie L.; Olmstead, Richard G. (2010). "Evolution of breeding systems and fruits in New World Galium and relatives (Rubiaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 97 (10): 1630–1646. doi:10.3732/ajb.1000130. PMID 21616799.
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