Galium uliginosum L.

Fen bedstraw (en), Gaillet fangeux (fr), Gaillet aquatique (fr), Gaillet des fanges (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Galium

Characteristics

Perennial; stems weak, slender, 4-angled, to c. 30 cm long, densely retrorsely scabrid. Lvs and stipules in whorls of 4 or 6, sessile or subsessile, 3-9 × 0.7-2 mm excluding terminal awn, smaller in some uppermost axils, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate or oblanceolate, shining above; margins retrorsely scabrid, revolute; midrib below glabrous or sparsely scabrid; apex sharply acute or mucronate. Cymes with up to 8 fls, terminal or in uppermost axils, glabrous; peduncles to c. 8 mm long; pedicels < peduncles, slightly divaricating at fruiting; bracts leaflike, the upper c. 1/2 length of normal lvs and stipules. Corolla c. 2 mm diam., white; lobes oblong-ovate, acute or mucronulate. Mature mericarps not seen, but young mericarps glabrous and rugulose.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.8
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-7
Soil humidity 1-8
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Galium uliginosum habit picture by odile maury (cc-by-sa)
Galium uliginosum habit picture by kafaktor (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Galium uliginosum leaf picture by odile maury (cc-by-sa)
Galium uliginosum leaf picture by Alfonso Muro (cc-by-sa)
Galium uliginosum leaf picture by Jean-Marc Vanel (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Galium uliginosum flower picture by odile maury (cc-by-sa)
Galium uliginosum flower picture by Alexander Baransky (cc-by-sa)
Galium uliginosum flower picture by Guy Mason (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Galium uliginosum world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Galium uliginosum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:750789-1
WFO ID wfo-0000970490
COL ID 3F6NQ
BDTFX ID 29313
INPN ID 99570
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Galium albolutescens Galium aquaticum Galium grandiflorum Galium minus Galium spurium Galium hirsutum Galium spinulosum Galium uliginosum var. hirsutum Galium uliginosum var. meratianum Galium uliginosum var. rubriflorum Galium langei Galium uliginosum