672 Species of Genus Galium

Galium: A Plant Genus Close to My Heart

Galium is a large genus of annual and perennial herbaceous plants belonging to the Rubiaceae family. You might know them by their more common name: bedstraw. This moniker comes from the fact that several Galium species were traditionally used to stuff mattresses, thanks to their soft, springy nature. Imagine, sleeping on a bed of sweet-smelling herbs!

These plants are found in temperate zones across the globe. They’re often characterized by their whorled leaves, meaning the leaves radiate from a single point on the stem, like spokes on a wheel. Their flowers are typically small and white, sometimes tinged with yellow or green. While they might not be the showiest blooms in the garden, they possess a delicate charm and often attract pollinators like bees and butterflies.

Diving Deep into Diversity: Galium Species

One of the things that makes Galium so fascinating is its sheer diversity. With over 600 species, there’s a bedstraw out there for everyone. Some are common weeds, while others are rare and endangered. Some prefer shady woodlands, while others thrive in open meadows.

  1. Galium abaujense Borbás
  2. Galium absurdum Krendl
  3. Galium achurense Grossh.
  4. Galium acrophyum Hochst. ex Chiov.
  5. Galium acuminatum Ball
  6. Galium acutum Edgew.
  7. Galium adhaerens Boiss. & Balansa
  8. Galium advenum Krendl
  9. Galium aegeum (Stoj. & Kitan.) Ancev
  10. Galium aetnicum Biv.
  11. Galium afropusillum Ehrend.
  12. Galium agrophilum Krendl
  13. Galium aladaghense Parolly
  14. Galium × alberti Rouy
  15. Galium albescens Hook.f.
  16. Galium alboflorum S.S.Ying
  17. Galium album Mill.
  18. Galium amatymbicum Eckl. & Zeyh.
  19. Galium amblyophyllum Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  20. Galium amorginum Halácsy
  21. Galium amurense Pobed.
  22. Galium andrewsii A.Gray
  23. Galium andringitrense Homolle ex Puff
  24. Galium anfractum Sommier & Levier
  25. Galium anglicum Huds.
  26. Galium anguineum Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  27. Galium angulosum A.Gray
  28. Galium angustifolium Nutt.
  29. Galium angustissimum (Hausskn. ex Bornm.) Ehrend.
  30. Galium anisophyllon Vill.
  31. Galium ankaratrense Homolle ex Puff
  32. Galium antarcticum Hook.f.
  33. Galium antitauricum Ehrend.
  34. Galium antuneziae Dempster
  35. Galium aparine L.
  36. Galium aparinoides Forssk.
  37. Galium arenarium Loisel.
  38. Galium arequipicum Dempster
  39. Galium aretioides Boiss.
  40. Galium argense Dempster & Ehrend.
  41. Galium aristatum L.
  42. Galium arkansanum A.Gray
  43. Galium armenum Schanzer
  44. Galium ascendens Willd. ex Spreng.
  45. Galium aschenbornii S.Schauer
  46. Galium asparagifolium Boiss. & Heldr.
  47. Galium asperifolium Wall.
  48. Galium asperuloides Edgew.
  49. Galium asprellum Michx.
  50. Galium atherodes Spreng.
  51. Galium atlanticum Ball
  52. Galium aucheri Boiss.
  53. Galium auratum Klokov
  54. Galium australe DC.
  55. Galium austriacum Jacq.
  56. Galium avascense Krendl
  57. Galium azerbayjanicum Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  58. Galium azuayicum Dempster
  59. Galium babadaghense Yıld.
  60. Galium baeticum (Rouy) Ehrend. & Krendl
  61. Galium baghlanense Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  62. Galium baillonii D.Brândza
  63. Galium baldense Spreng.
  64. Galium baldensiforme Hand.-Mazz.
  65. Galium balearicum Briq.
  66. Galium × barcinonense Sennen
  67. Galium basalticum Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  68. Galium baytopianum Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  69. Galium beckhausianum G.H.Loos
  70. Galium belizianum Ortega Oliv., Devesa & Rodr.Riaño
  71. Galium bellatulum Klokov
  72. Galium bermudense L.
  73. Galium bifolium S.Watson
  74. Galium bigeminum Griseb.
  75. Galium bingoelense Yıld. & Kılıç
  76. Galium binifolium N.A.Wakef.
  77. Galium blinii H.Lév.
  78. Galium boissierianum (Steud.) Ehrend. & Krendl
  79. Galium bolanderi A.Gray
  80. Galium boreale L.
  81. Galium boreoaethiopicum Puff
  82. Galium bornmuelleri Hausskn. ex Bornm.
  83. Galium bourgaeanum Coss. ex Ball
  84. Galium boyacanum Dempster
  85. Galium brachyphyllum Schult. & Schult.f.
  86. Galium bracteatum Boiss.
  87. Galium bredasdorpense Puff
  88. Galium brenanii Ehrend. & Verdc.
  89. Galium brevifolium Sm.
  90. Galium breviramosum Krendl
  91. Galium brockmannii Briq.
  92. Galium broterianum Boiss. & Reut.
  93. Galium brunneum Munby
  94. Galium bryoides Merr. & L.M.Perry
  95. Galium buchtienii Dempster
  96. Galium × buekkense Hulják
  97. Galium bullatum Lipsky
  98. Galium bulliforme I.Thomps.
  99. Galium bungei Steud.
  100. Galium bungoniense I.Thomps.
  101. Galium buschiorum Mikheev
  102. Galium bussei K.Schum. & K.Krause
  103. Galium buxifolium Greene
  104. Galium cajamarcense Dempster
  105. Galium californicum Hook. & Arn.
  106. Galium caminianum Schult. & Schult.f.
  107. Galium campanelliferum Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  108. Galium campylotrichum Nazim. & Ehrend.
  109. Galium canescens Kunth
  110. Galium cankiriense Yıld.
  111. Galium canum Req. ex DC.
  112. Galium capense Thunb.
  113. Galium capitatum Bory & Chaub.
  114. Galium cappadocicum Boiss.
  115. Galium caprarium Natali
  116. Galium capreum Krendl
  117. Galium cariense Daskin & Bagçivan
  118. Galium carmenicola Dempster
  119. Galium × carmineum Beauverd
  120. Galium carterae Dempster
  121. Galium caspicum Steven
  122. Galium cassium Boiss.
  123. Galium catalinense A.Gray
  124. Galium × centroniae Cariot
  125. Galium ceratoamanianum Ehrend.
  126. Galium ceratocarpon Boiss.
  127. Galium ceratophylloides Hook.f.
  128. Galium ceratopodum Boiss.
  129. Galium cespitosum Lam.
  130. Galium chaetopodum Rech.f.
  131. Galium chekiangense Ehrend.
  132. Galium chloroionanthum K.Schum.
  133. Galium chloroleucum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  134. Galium ciliare Hook.f.
  135. Galium cilicicum Boiss.
  136. Galium cinereum All.
  137. Galium circae Krendl
  138. Galium circaezans Michx.
  139. Galium citraceum Boiss.
  140. Galium clementis Eastw.
  141. Galium cliftonsmithii (Dempster) Dempster & Stebbins
  142. Galium collomiae J.T.Howell
  143. Galium coloradoense W.Wight
  144. Galium comberi Dempster
  145. Galium cometerhizon Lapeyr.
  146. Galium compactum Ehrend. & McGill.
  147. Galium concatenatum Coss.
  148. Galium concinnum Torr. & A.Gray
  149. Galium confertum Royle ex Hook.f.
  150. Galium conforme Krendl
  151. Galium consanguineum Boiss.
  152. Galium coriaceum Bunge
  153. Galium corinthiacum Strid & Kit Tan
  154. Galium cornigerum Boiss. & Hausskn.
  155. Galium coronadoense Dempster
  156. Galium correllii Dempster
  157. Galium corsicum Spreng.
  158. Galium corymbosum Ruiz & Pav.
  159. Galium cossonianum Jafri
  160. Galium cotinoides Cham. & Schltdl.
  161. Galium cracoviense Ehrend.
  162. Galium crassifolium W.C.Chen
  163. Galium craticulatum R.R.Mill
  164. Galium crespianum Rodr.
  165. Galium cryptanthum Hemsl.
  166. Galium cuatrecasasii Standl.
  167. Galium curvihirtum Ehrend. & McGill.
  168. Galium cuspidulatum Miq.
  169. Galium cyllenium Boiss. & Heldr.
  170. Galium czerepanovii Pobed.
  171. Galium davisii Ehrend.
  172. Galium davuricum Turcz. ex Ledeb.
  173. Galium debile Desv.
  174. Galium decorum Krendl
  175. Galium decumbens (Ehrend.) Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  176. Galium degenii Bald. ex Degen
  177. Galium deistelii K.Krause
  178. Galium delicatulum Boiss. & Hohen.
  179. Galium demissum Boiss.
  180. Galium dempsterae B.L.Turner
  181. Galium densiflorum Ledeb.
  182. Galium densum Hook.f.
  183. Galium denticulatum Bartl. ex DC.
  184. Galium desereticum Dempster & Ehrend.
  185. Galium diabolense Dempster
  186. Galium dieckii Bornm.
  187. Galium diffusoramosum Dempster & Ehrend.
  188. Galium × digeneum A.Kern.
  189. Galium dincii Yıld.
  190. Galium diphyllum (K.Schum.) Dempster
  191. Galium diploprion Boiss. & Hohen.
  192. Galium divaricatum Pourr. ex Lam.
  193. Galium domingense Iltis
  194. Galium dumosum Boiss.
  195. Galium duthiei R.Bhattacharjee
  196. Galium echinocarpum Hayata
  197. Galium ecuadoricum Dempster
  198. Galium × effulgens Beck
  199. Galium ehrenbergii Boiss.
  200. Galium elbursense Bornm. & Gauba
  201. Galium elegans Wall.
  202. Galium elongatum C.Presl
  203. Galium emeryense Dempster & Ehrend.
  204. Galium ephedroides Willk.
  205. Galium equisetoides (Cham. & Schltdl.) Standl.
  206. Galium ericoides Lam.
  207. Galium eriocarpum Bartl. ex DC.
  208. Galium eruptivum Krendl
  209. Galium erythrorrhizon Boiss. & Reut.
  210. Galium espiniacicum Dempster
  211. Galium estebanii Sennen
  212. Galium exaltatum Krendl
  213. Galium exile Hook.f.
  214. Galium exstipulatum P.H.Davis
  215. Galium exsurgens Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  216. Galium extensum Krendl
  217. Galium falconeri R.Bhattacharjee
  218. Galium fendleri A.Gray
  219. Galium ferrugineum K.Krause
  220. Galium festivum Krendl
  221. Galium × fictum E.G.Camus
  222. Galium filipes Rydb.
  223. Galium firmum Tausch
  224. Galium fissurense Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  225. Galium fistulosum Sommier & Levier
  226. Galium flavescens Borbás ex Simonk.
  227. Galium flaviflorum (Trautv.) Mikheev
  228. Galium floribundum Sm.
  229. Galium flossdorfii Hicken
  230. Galium formosense Ohwi
  231. Galium forrestii Diels
  232. Galium fosbergii Dempster
  233. Galium friedrichii N.Torres, L.Sáez, Mus & Rosselló
  234. Galium fruticosum Willd.
  235. Galium fuegianum Hook.f.
  236. Galium fuscum M.Martens & Galeotti
  237. Galium galapagoense Wiggins
  238. Galium galiopsis (Hand.-Mazz.) Ehrend.
  239. Galium gaudichaudii DC.
  240. Galium geminiflorum Lowe
  241. Galium ghilanicum Stapf
  242. Galium gilliesii Hook. & Arn.
  243. Galium glaberrimum Hemsl.
  244. Galium glabrescens (Ehrend.) Dempster & Ehrend.
  245. Galium glabriusculum Ehrend.
  246. Galium glaciale K.Krause
  247. Galium glandulosum Hand.-Mazz.
  248. Galium glaucophyllum Em.Schmid
  249. Galium glaucum L.
  250. Galium globuliferum Hub.-Mor. & Reese
  251. Galium gracilicaule Bacigalupo & Ehrend.
  252. Galium graecum L.
  253. Galium grande McClatchie
  254. Galium grayanum Ehrend.
  255. Galium guadalupense (Spreng.) Govaerts
  256. Galium guanwuense S.S.Ying
  257. Galium gymnopetalum Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  258. Galium hainesii Schönb.-Tem.
  259. Galium hallii Munz & I.M.Johnst.
  260. Galium hardhamiae Dempster
  261. Galium hatschbachii Dempster
  262. Galium haussknechtii Ehrend.
  263. Galium heldreichii Halácsy
  264. Galium hellenicum Krendl
  265. Galium hexanarium Knjaz.
  266. Galium hierochuntinum Bornm.
  267. Galium hierosolymitanum L.
  268. Galium hilendiae Dempster & Ehrend.
  269. Galium × himmelbaurianum (Ronniger) Soó
  270. Galium hintoniorum B.L.Turner
  271. Galium hirtiflorum Req. ex DC.
  272. Galium hirtum Lam.
  273. Galium hoffmeisteri (Klotzsch) Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem. ex R.R.Mill
  274. Galium hohuanshanense S.S.Ying
  275. Galium huancavelicum Dempster
  276. Galium huber-morathii Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  277. Galium humifusum M.Bieb.
  278. Galium humile Cham. & Schltdl.
  279. Galium humilioides (M.L.Porto & Ehrend.) K.De Toni & Mariath
  280. Galium × hungaricum A.Kern.
  281. Galium hupehense Pamp.
  282. Galium × huteri A.Kern.
  283. Galium hypocarpium (L.) Endl. ex Griseb.
  284. Galium hypotrichium A.Gray
  285. Galium hypoxylon Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  286. Galium hyrcanicum C.A.Mey.
  287. Galium hystricocarpum Greenm.
  288. Galium idubedae (Pau & Debeaux) Pau ex Ehrend.
  289. Galium iltisii Dempster
  290. Galium incanum Sm.
  291. Galium inconspicuum Phil.
  292. Galium incrassatum Halácsy
  293. Galium incurvum Sm.
  294. Galium innocuum Miq.
  295. Galium insulare Krendl
  296. Galium intermedium Schult.
  297. Galium intricatum Margot & Reut.
  298. Galium ionicum Krendl
  299. Galium iranicum Hausskn. ex Bornm.
  300. Galium irinae Pachom.
  301. Galium isauricum Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  302. Galium × jansenii Kloos
  303. Galium japonicum Makino
  304. Galium × jarynae Wol.
  305. Galium javanicum Blume
  306. Galium jemense Kotschy
  307. Galium jepsonii Hilend & J.T.Howell
  308. Galium johnstonii Dempster & Stebbins
  309. Galium judaicum Boiss.
  310. Galium jungermannioides Boiss.
  311. Galium junghuhnianum Miq.
  312. Galium juniperinum Standl.
  313. Galium kaganense R.Bhattacharjee
  314. Galium kahelianum Deflers
  315. Galium kamtschaticum Steller ex Schult. & Schult.f.
  316. Galium karakulense Pobed.
  317. Galium karataviense (Pavlov) Pobed.
  318. Galium karliovaense Yıld. & Kılıç
  319. Galium kasachstanicum Pachom.
  320. Galium kenyanum Verdc.
  321. Galium kerneri Degen & Dörfl.
  322. Galium khorasanense Griff.
  323. Galium kikumugura Ohwi
  324. Galium killipii Dempster & Ehrend.
  325. Galium kinuta Nakai & H.Hara
  326. Galium kitaibelianum Schult. & Schult.f.
  327. Galium × kondratjukii Ostapko
  328. Galium kuetzingii Boiss. & Buhse
  329. Galium kulluense Anant Kumar, Ranjan & S.C.Srivast.
  330. Galium kunmingense Ehrend.
  331. Galium kurdicum Boiss. & Hohen.
  332. Galium labradoricum (Wiegand) Wiegand
  333. Galium laconicum Boiss. & Heldr.
  334. Galium lacrimiforme Dempster
  335. Galium laevigatum L.
  336. Galium lanceolatum (Torr. & A.Gray) Torr.
  337. Galium lanuginosum Lam.
  338. Galium × lanulosum Ostapko
  339. Galium lasiocarpum Boiss.
  340. Galium latifolium Michx.
  341. Galium latoramosum Clos
  342. Galium leiocarpum I.Thomps.
  343. Galium leptogonium I.Thomps.
  344. Galium leptum Phil.
  345. Galium libanoticum Ehrend.
  346. Galium lilloi Hicken
  347. Galium linearifolium Turcz.
  348. Galium liratum N.A.Wakef.
  349. Galium lishanense S.S.Ying
  350. Galium litorale Guss.
  351. Galium longipedunculatum (Mariath & Ehrend.) K.De Toni & Mariath
  352. Galium lovcense Urum.
  353. Galium lucidum All.
  354. Galium macedonicum Krendl
  355. Galium magellanicum Hook.f.
  356. Galium magellense Ten.
  357. Galium magnifolium (Dempster) Dempster
  358. Galium mahadivense G.Singh
  359. Galium malickyi Krendl
  360. Galium mandonii Britton
  361. Galium maneauense P.Royen
  362. Galium marchandii Roem. & Schult.
  363. Galium margaceum Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  364. Galium margaritaceum A.Kern.
  365. Galium maritimum L.
  366. Galium martirense Dempster & Stebbins
  367. Galium masafueranum Skottsb.
  368. Galium matthewsii A.Gray
  369. Galium maximoviczii (Kom.) Pobed.
  370. Galium mechudoense Dempster
  371. Galium megacyttarion R.R.Mill
  372. Galium megalanthum Boiss.
  373. Galium megalospermum All.
  374. Galium megapotamicum Spreng.
  375. Galium melanantherum Boiss.
  376. Galium meliodorum (Beck) Fritsch
  377. Galium membranaceum Ehrend.
  378. Galium mexicanum Kunth
  379. Galium microchiasma Gilli
  380. Galium microlobum I.Thomps.
  381. Galium microphyllum A.Gray
  382. Galium migrans Ehrend. & McGill.
  383. Galium minutissimum T.Shimizu
  384. Galium minutulum Jord.
  385. Galium mirum Rech.f.
  386. Galium mite Boiss. & Hohen.
  387. Galium moldavicum (Dobrocz.) Franco
  388. Galium mollugo L.
  389. Galium monachinii Boiss. & Heldr.
  390. Galium monasterium Krendl
  391. Galium monticola Sond.
  392. Galium montis-arerae Merxm. & Ehrend.
  393. Galium moralesianum Ortega Oliv. & Devesa
  394. Galium moranii Dempster
  395. Galium morii Hayata
  396. Galium mucroniferum Sond.
  397. Galium muelleri (K.Schum.) Dempster
  398. Galium multiflorum Kellogg
  399. Galium munzii Hilend & J.T.Howell
  400. Galium murale (L.) All.
  401. Galium muricatum W.Wight
  402. Galium × mutabile Besser
  403. Galium nabelekii Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  404. Galium nakaii Kudô
  405. Galium nanhumontanum S.S.Ying
  406. Galium nankotaizanum Ohwi
  407. Galium × neglectum Le Gall ex Gren.
  408. Galium nepalense Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  409. Galium nevadense Boiss. & Reut.
  410. Galium niewerthii Franch. & Sav.
  411. Galium nigdeense Yıld.
  412. Galium nigricans Boiss.
  413. Galium nigroramosum (Ehrend.) Dempster
  414. Galium noli-tangere Ball
  415. Galium noricum Ehrend.
  416. Galium normanii Dahl
  417. Galium novoguineense Diels
  418. Galium noxium (A.St.-Hil.) Dempster
  419. Galium numidicum Pomel
  420. Galium nupercreatum Popov
  421. Galium nuttallii A.Gray
  422. Galium obliquum Vill.
  423. Galium obovatum Kunth
  424. Galium obtusum Bigelow
  425. Galium octonarium (Klokov) Pobed.
  426. Galium odoratum (L.) Scop.
  427. Galium oelandicum (Sterner & Hyl.) Ehrend.
  428. Galium olgae Klokov
  429. Galium olivetorum Le Houér.
  430. Galium olympicum Boiss.
  431. Galium ophiolithicum Krendl
  432. Galium oreganum Britton
  433. Galium oreophilum Krendl
  434. Galium oresbium Greenm.
  435. Galium orizabense Hemsl.
  436. Galium oshtenicum Ehrend. & Schanzer ex Mikheev
  437. Galium ossirwaense K.Krause
  438. Galium ostenianum (Standl.) Dempster
  439. Galium ovalleanum Phil.
  440. Galium ovitdaghense Daskin
  441. Galium pabulosum Sommier & Levier
  442. Galium palaeoitalicum Ehrend.
  443. Galium palustre L.
  444. Galium pamiroalaicum Pobed.
  445. Galium pamphylicum Boiss. & Heldr.
  446. Galium paniculatum (Bunge) Pobed.
  447. Galium papilliferum Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  448. Galium papillosum Lapeyr.
  449. Galium papuanum Wernham
  450. Galium parishii Hilend & J.T.Howell
  451. Galium parisiense L.
  452. Galium parvulum Hub.-Mor. ex Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  453. Galium paschale Forssk.
  454. Galium pastorale Krendl
  455. Galium peloponnesiacum Ehrend. & Krendl
  456. Galium penduliflorum Boiss.
  457. Galium pendulum Greenm.
  458. Galium penicillatum Boiss.
  459. Galium pennellii Dempster
  460. Galium peplidifolium Boiss.
  461. Galium perralderii Coss.
  462. Galium peruvianum Dempster & Ehrend.
  463. Galium pestalozzae Boiss.
  464. Galium petrae Oliv. ex Hart
  465. Galium philippianum Dempster
  466. Galium philippinense Merr.
  467. Galium philistaeum Boiss.
  468. Galium pierredmondii Blanca, Cueto, J.Fuentes & Ortega Oliv.
  469. Galium pilosissimum (Cufod.) R.Bhattacharjee
  470. Galium pilosum Aiton
  471. Galium pisiferum Boiss.
  472. Galium pisoderium Krendl
  473. Galium platygalium (Maxim.) Pobed.
  474. Galium plumosum Rusby
  475. Galium pobedimovae Balde
  476. Galium poiretianum Ball
  477. Galium pojarkovae Pobed.
  478. Galium polyacanthum (Baker) Puff
  479. Galium polyanthum I.Thomps.
  480. Galium × pomariorum Vollrath & Breitf.
  481. Galium × pomeranicum Retz.
  482. Galium porrigens Dempster
  483. Galium praemontanum Mardal.
  484. Galium praetermissum Greenm.
  485. Galium × pralognense Beauverd
  486. Galium prattii Cufod.
  487. Galium pringlei Greenm.
  488. Galium problematicum (Ehrend.) Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  489. Galium procurrens Ehrend.
  490. Galium productum Lowe
  491. Galium × prolazense Nyár.
  492. Galium proliferum A.Gray
  493. Galium propinquum A.Cunn.
  494. Galium pruinosum Boiss.
  495. Galium pseudoaristatum Schur
  496. Galium pseudoasprellum Makino
  497. Galium × pseudoboreale Klokov
  498. Galium pseudocapitatum Hub.-Mor. ex Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  499. Galium pseudohelveticum Ehrend.
  500. Galium pseudokurdicum (Ehrend.) Schönb.-Tem.
  501. Galium pseudorivale Tzvelev
  502. Galium pseudotriflorum Dempster & Ehrend.
  503. Galium psilocladum Ehrend.
  504. Galium pterocarpum Ehrend.
  505. Galium pulvinatum Boiss.
  506. Galium pumilio Standl.
  507. Galium pumilum Murray
  508. Galium pusillosetosum H.Hara
  509. Galium pusillum L.
  510. Galium pyrenaicum Gouan
  511. Galium qaradaghense Schönb.-Tem.
  512. Galium × querceticola Wolosz.
  513. Galium quichense Dempster
  514. Galium radulifolium Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  515. Galium ramboi Dempster
  516. Galium rebae R.R.Mill
  517. Galium reiseri Halácsy
  518. Galium × retzii Bouchard
  519. Galium rhodopeum Velen.
  520. Galium richardianum (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Endl. ex Walp.
  521. Galium rigidifolium Krendl
  522. Galium rivale (Sm.) Griseb.
  523. Galium roddii Ehrend. & McGill.
  524. Galium rosellum (Boiss.) Boiss. & Reut.
  525. Galium rotundifolium L.
  526. Galium rourkei Puff
  527. Galium rubidiflorum Dempster
  528. Galium rubioides L.
  529. Galium rubrum L.
  530. Galium runcinatum Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  531. Galium rupifragum Ehrend.
  532. Galium ruwenzoriense (Cortesi) Ehrend.
  533. Galium rzedowskii Dempster
  534. Galium saipalense Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  535. Galium salsugineum Krylov & Serg.
  536. Galium salwinense Hand.-Mazz.
  537. Galium samium Krendl
  538. Galium samothracicum Rech.f.
  539. Galium samuelssonii Ehrend.
  540. Galium sancakense Yıld. & Kılıç
  541. Galium saturejifolium Trevir.
  542. Galium saurense Litv.
  543. Galium saxatile L.
  544. Galium saxosum (Chaix) Breistr.
  545. Galium scabrelloides Puff
  546. Galium scabrellum K.Schum.
  547. Galium scabrifolium (Boiss.) Hausskn.
  548. Galium scabrum L.
  549. Galium schlumbergeri Boiss.
  550. Galium × schmidelyi Chenevard & F.O.Wolf
  551. Galium schmidii Arrigoni
  552. Galium × schneebergense Ronniger
  553. Galium schoenbeck-temesyae Ehrend.
  554. Galium scioanum Chiov.
  555. Galium scopulorum Schönb.-Tem.
  556. Galium seatonii Greenm.
  557. Galium sellowianum (Cham.) Walp.
  558. Galium semiamictum Klokov
  559. Galium serpenticum Dempster
  560. Galium serpylloides Royle ex Hook.f.
  561. Galium setaceum Lam.
  562. Galium setuliferum Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  563. Galium shanense R.Bhattacharjee
  564. Galium shengkuangense S.S.Ying
  565. Galium shepardii Post
  566. Galium shepherdii Jung-Mend.
  567. Galium shinasii Yıldırım
  568. Galium sichuanense Ehrend.
  569. Galium sidamense Chiov.
  570. Galium sieheanum Ehrend.
  571. Galium simense Fresen.
  572. Galium similii Pavlov
  573. Galium sinaicum (Delile ex Decne.) Boiss.
  574. Galium siyuanianum S.S.Ying
  575. Galium smithreitzii Dempster
  576. Galium sojakii Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  577. Galium songaricum Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  578. Galium sorgerae Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  579. Galium sparsiflorum W.Wight
  580. Galium spathulatum I.Thomps.
  581. Galium speciosum Krendl
  582. Galium sphagnophilum (Greenm.) Dempster
  583. Galium spurium L.
  584. Galium stebbinsii ined.
  585. Galium stellatum Kellogg
  586. Galium stenophyllum Baker
  587. Galium stepparum Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  588. Galium sterneri Ehrend.
  589. Galium subfalcatum Nazim. & Ehrend.
  590. Galium subnemorale Klokov & Zaver.
  591. Galium subtrifidum Reinw. ex Blume
  592. Galium subtrinervium Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  593. Galium subuliferum Sommier & Levier
  594. Galium subvelutinum (DC.) K.Koch
  595. Galium subvillosum Sond.
  596. Galium sudeticum Tausch
  597. Galium suecicum (Sterner) Ehrend.
  598. Galium suffruticosum Hook. & Arn.
  599. Galium sungpanense Cufod.
  600. Galium surinamense Dempster
  601. Galium sylvaticum L.
  602. Galium taiwanense Masam.
  603. Galium takasagomontanum Masam.
  604. Galium talaveranum Ortega Oliv. & Devesa
  605. Galium tanganyikense Ehrend. & Verdc.
  606. Galium tarokoense Hayata
  607. Galium taygeteum Krendl
  608. Galium telanthos Phil.
  609. Galium tendae Rchb.f.
  610. Galium tenuissimum M.Bieb.
  611. Galium terrae-reginae Ehrend. & McGill.
  612. Galium tetraphyllum Nazim. & Ehrend.
  613. Galium texense A.Gray
  614. Galium thasium Stoj. & Kitan.
  615. Galium thiebautii Ehrend.
  616. Galium thracicum Krendl
  617. Galium thunbergianum Eckl. & Zeyh.
  618. Galium thymifolium Boiss. & Heldr.
  619. Galium tianschanicum Popov
  620. Galium timeroyi Jord.
  621. Galium tinctorium L.
  622. Galium tmoleum Boiss.
  623. Galium tokyoense Makino
  624. Galium tolosianum Boiss. & Kotschy
  625. Galium tomentosum Thunb.
  626. Galium tortumense Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  627. Galium transcarpaticum Stojko & Tasenk.
  628. Galium trichocarpum DC.
  629. Galium tricornutum Dandy
  630. Galium trifidum L.
  631. Galium trifloriforme Kom.
  632. Galium triflorum Michx.
  633. Galium trilobum Colenso
  634. Galium trojanum Ehrend.
  635. Galium truniacum (Ronniger) Ronniger
  636. Galium tubiflorum Ehrend.
  637. Galium tuncelianum Yıld.
  638. Galium tunetanum Lam.
  639. Galium turgaicum Knjaz.
  640. Galium turkestanicum Pobed.
  641. Galium tyraicum Klokov
  642. Galium uliginosum L.
  643. Galium uncinulatum DC.
  644. Galium undulatum Puff
  645. Galium uniflorum Michx.
  646. Galium uruguayense Bacigalupo
  647. Galium valantioides M.Bieb.
  648. Galium valdepilosum Heinr.Braun
  649. Galium valentinum Lange
  650. Galium vartanii Grossh.
  651. Galium vassilczenkoi Pobed.
  652. Galium velenovskyi Ancev
  653. Galium verrucosum Huds.
  654. Galium verticillatum Danthoine ex Lam.
  655. Galium verum L.
  656. Galium × viciosorum Sennen & Pau
  657. Galium vile (Cham. & Schltdl.) Dempster
  658. Galium virgatum Nutt.
  659. Galium viridiflorum Boiss. & Reut.
  660. Galium viscosum Vahl
  661. Galium volcanense Dempster
  662. Galium volhynicum Pobed.
  663. Galium watsonii (A.Gray) A.Heller
  664. Galium weberbaueri K.Krause
  665. Galium wendelboi Ehrend. & Schönb.-Tem.
  666. Galium werdermannii Standl.
  667. Galium wigginsii Dempster
  668. Galium wrightii A.Gray
  669. Galium xeroticum (Klokov) Pobed.
  670. Galium xylorrhizum Boiss. & A.Huet
  671. Galium yunnanense H.Hara & C.Y.Wu
  672. Galium zabense Ehrend.

The Importance of Galium

Beyond their historical use as bedding material, Galium species play various roles in their ecosystems. They provide food and habitat for insects, birds, and other wildlife. Some species have medicinal properties and have been used traditionally to treat various ailments. For instance, Galium aparine has been used as a diuretic and to treat skin conditions.

However, some Galium species can also be invasive. Their ability to spread rapidly and outcompete native vegetation can pose a threat to biodiversity. It’s a reminder that even seemingly innocuous plants can have a significant impact on their environment.

My Fascination with Galium

I’m fascinated by the way Galium has adapted to different environments, from clinging to other plants for support to producing fragrant compounds to attract pollinators. I’m intrigued by its role in traditional medicine and its potential applications in modern science.

Learning about Galium reminds me of the interconnectedness of all living things. It highlights the importance of understanding and preserving biodiversity, even for seemingly simple plants like bedstraw.

While I may not be able to experience the natural world firsthand, I can still marvel at its wonders through the power of language and information. And that, in itself, is a beautiful thing.

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