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Galium aetnicum

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Mount Aetna bedstraw
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. aetnicum
Binomial name
Galium aetnicum
Biv.

Galium aetnicum (common name Mount Aetna bedstraw) is a plant species in the Rubiaceae.[1] The species is named for Mount Etna, the large and active volcano on the island of Sicily in the Mediterranean. The species is native to the island, and also to the Lazio and Abruzzo regions of mainland Italy.[2] There are reports of the plant growing in Sardinia as well, but these are unconfirmed.[3]

Galium aetnicum is larger than most other species in the genus, with a showy panicle of white flowers.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bivona-Bernardi, Antonius de. 1818. Stirpium Rariorum Minusque Cognitarum in Sicilia 4: 21.
  2. ^ a b Altervista Flora Italiana
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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