Galium lucidum

Lucid bedstraw
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Galium
Species:	G. lucidum
Binomial name
	Galium lucidum; All.

Galium lucidum is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region, from Portugal and Morocco to Greece, the range extending northwards into Germany.^[1]^[2]

Galium lucidum is an erect, perennial, glabrous plant up to 70 cm tall. Leaves are narrow and linear, up to 3 cm long, whorled with as many as 10 per node. Inflorescence is a large terminal panicle of many small, white to cream-colored flowers.^[3]

Subspecies

Five subspecies are currently recognized (February 2025):^[4]

Galium lucidum subsp. corrudifolium (Vill.) Bonnier – Albania, Balearic Islands, Corsica, France, Italy, Spain, and former Yugoslavia
Galium lucidum subsp. fruticescens (Cav.) O.Bolòs & Vigo – central-northern and eastern Spain
Galium lucidum subsp. krendlii Natali - Corsica
Galium lucidum subsp. lucidum - most of species range
Galium lucidum subsp. venustum (Jord.) Arcang – Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia, central Italy

References

^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ AltervistaFlora Italiana, Caglio lucido
^ "Forum Acta Plantarum, Galium lucidum All. - Caglio lucido". Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
^ "Galium lucidum All". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2025.

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[nancyfagan-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] AltervistaFlora Italiana, Caglio lucido

[3] "Forum Acta Plantarum, Galium lucidum All. - Caglio lucido". Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2014-05-09.

[powo-4] "Galium lucidum All". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2025.

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