Galium divaricatum

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Galium divaricatum

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species: G. divaricatum
Binomial name
Galium divaricatum
Pourr. ex Lam.
Synonyms

Galium anglicum
Galium parvifolium

Galium divaricatum is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name Lamarck's bedstraw. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin but it can be found on other continents where it is an introduced species. It is weedy in some areas. This is a small annual herb with thin spreading stems up to 30 centimeters long. The small, pointed leaves are arranged in whorls of up to eight about the stem. It bears white flowers. The fruit is a hairless nutlet.

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