Galium album Mill.

White bedstraw (en), Gaillet blanc (fr), Gaillet dressé (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Galium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.1
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Galium album habit picture by JYCO (cc-by-sa)
Galium album habit picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)
Galium album habit picture by Tomaž Jančar (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Galium album leaf picture by Eva (cc-by-sa)
Galium album leaf picture by Jolan Jolan (cc-by-sa)
Galium album leaf picture by Camélia (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Galium album flower picture by Thomas Lenz (cc-by-sa)
Galium album flower picture by Lynda Holland (cc-by-sa)
Galium album flower picture by Jolan Jolan (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Galium album fruit picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)
Galium album fruit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Galium album fruit picture by ALBERTO Gutiérrez Hoyos (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Galium album world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sudan, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tunisia, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:749481-1
WFO ID wfo-0000968234
COL ID 6JVJQ
BDTFX ID 28880
INPN ID 99366
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Galium mixtum Galium album Galium mollugo var. nevadense Galium mollugo var. mixtum Galium mollugo subsp. album Galium mollugo subsp. erectum Galium mollugo var. praticola

Lower taxons

Galium album subsp. album Galium album subsp. prusense Galium album subsp. pycnotrichum Galium album subsp. suberectum Galium album subsp. amani