| Southwestern bedstraw | |
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| Illustration of Galium virgatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. virgatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Galium virgatum Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray 1841 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Galium virgatum, common name southwestern bedstraw, is a North American species of plants in the Rubiaceae. It is native to the south-central part of the United States, primarily in the southern Great Plains from Texas to Missouri, but with scattered populations as far east as South Carolina.
References
- The Plant List, Galium virgatum Nutt.
- Torrey, John & Asa Gray. 1841. Flora of North America 2(1): 20–21
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Biota of North America Program 2014 distribution map
External links
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1992, Galium virgatum
- United States Department of Agriculture plant profile
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Galium virgatum
- Gardening Europe
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