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Lamarck's bedstraw

Galium divaricatum Pourr. ex Lam.

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Galium

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
فلورا عالمية
English
Lamarck's bedstraw

Synonyms

  • Aparinella divaricata (Lam.) Fourr.
  • Aparinella tenuicaulis (Jord.) Fourr.
  • Galium anglicum subsp. divaricatum (Pourr. ex Lam.) Bonnier & Layens
  • Galium anglicum subsp. tenuicaule (Jord.) Corb.
  • Galium anglicum var. divaricatum (Pourr. ex Lam.) Trevir.
  • Galium anglicum var. parvifolium (Gaudin ex Roem. & Schult.) DC.
  • Galium aridicola Briq.
  • Galium divaricatum var. leiocarpum Batt.
  • Galium divaricatum var. mungieri (Boiss. & Heldr.) Nyman
  • Galium divaricatum var. tenuicaule (Fourr.) Nyman
  • Galium gracile C.Presl
  • Galium mungieri Boiss. & Heldr.
  • Galium parisiense f. divaricatum (Pourr. ex Lam.) Knoche
  • Galium parisiense subsp. divaricatum (Pourr. ex Lam.) Rouy
  • Galium parisiense subsp. parvifolium (Gaudin ex Roem. & Schult.) Gaudin
  • Galium parisiense subvar. leiocarpum (Batt.) Bég.
  • Galium parisiense var. australe Ewart & Jean White
  • Galium parisiense var. divaricatum (Pourr. ex Lam.) W.D.J.Koch
  • Galium parisiense var. tenuicaule (Fourr.) Rouy
  • Galium parvifolium Gaudin ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Galium tenellum Clos
  • Galium tenuicaule Jord.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.