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Galium parisiense L.

Wall bedstraw (en), Gaillet de Paris (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Galium

Characteristics

Slender annual 1–4 dm, the stem often retrorse-scabrous on the angles; lvs in whorls of 5–8, often 6, linear or linear-oblanceolate, mucronate, 1-nerved, 4–10 mm, antrorsely scabrous on the margins; fls in small cymes ending the mostly numerous branches; cor minute; fr 1 mm, the segments approximate; 2n=22, 44, 55, 66. Native of Europe, intr. as a weed in fields and roadsides in the s. part of our range. June–Aug. Our plants, with the slightly granular-roughened, otherwise glabrous frs, are var. leiocarpum Tausch. (G. divaricatum) Var. parisiense has hooked hairs on the frs.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.25
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-7
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Abscess (unspecified), Alexiteric (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Marasmus (unspecified)
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 parisiense habit picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Galium parisiense leaf picture by j B (cc-by-sa)
Galium parisiense leaf picture by Dimas Fernández Otero (cc-by-sa)
Galium parisiense leaf picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Galium parisiense flower picture by Dimas Fernández Otero (cc-by-sa)
Galium parisiense flower picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)
Galium parisiense flower picture by Julián Díaz (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Galium parisiense world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tunisia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:750384-1
WFO ID wfo-0000969776
COL ID 3F68G
BDTFX ID 29144
INPN ID 99496
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Aparinella litigiosa Aparinella parisiensis Aparinella ruricola Aparinella decipiens Galium anglicum Galium chamaeaparina Galium decipiens Galium gracile Galium litigiosum Galium microspermum Galium minutiflorum Galium ruricola Galium scabrum Galium spurium Galium axillare Galium intricatum Galium intricatulum Galium parisiense f. decipiens Galium tenerum Galium willkommianum Galium rubrum Galium parviflorum Galium tenellum Galium perpusillum Aparine parisiensis Galium anglicum var. ruricolum Galium anglicum subsp. decipiens Galium anglicum var. chamaeaparine Galium litigiosum var. nanum Galium parisiense subsp. anglicum Galium parisiense var. anglicum Galium parisiense var. gracile Galium parisiense var. lasiocarpum Galium parisiense var. nudum Galium parisiense var. ruricolum Galium parisiense subsp. tenellum Galium parisiense var. vestitum Galium parisiense
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