''Galium leptogonium'' is a plant species in the family
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules ...
. Common name is rock bedstraw. It is found only in
Australia
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but widespread there, found in every state except
Tasmania
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''Galium leptogonium '' is very similar to ''
G. migrans.'' Many herbarium specimens of ''G. leptogonium'' were formerly labeled as ''
G. migrans.'' ''Galium leptogonium '' is an herb with thin, angled stems and lanceolate leaves in
whorls
A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs).
Whorls in nature
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of 4. Leaves and stems are usually covered with hairs but not always. Flowers are creamy white or very pale green. Fruiting
capsules are roundish, dull and smooth.
Plantnet, New South Wales Flora Online, ''Galium leptogonium ''
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References
External links
Florabase, the Western Australian Flora, ''Galium leptogonium ''Atlas of Living Australia ''Galium leptogonium ''Wetland Info, Queensland Government, ''Galium leptogonium ''
leptogonium
Flora of Queensland
Flora of South Australia
Flora of Western Australia
Flora of New South Wales
Flora of Victoria (state)
Plants described in 2009
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