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Galium arenarium LOISEL. |
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Fam.: Rubiaceae / Bedstraw Fam.
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| Genus: Galium L. |
| Authors: | |||
| Jean Louis Auguste Loiseleur-Deslongschamps (1774 - 1849), French physician and botanist | |||
| Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals | |||
| Etymology: | |||
| Galium: | Greek plant name, from gala = milk (used to acidulate milk) | ||
| arenarium: | on sandy soil | ||
Most probably this is a white color variant of Galium arenarium, which is growing along the French Atlantic coast starting in Brittany to southern direction, and still reaches the coast of Spain. Usually the flower of the species has yellow color. The plant stores water in the succulent leaves. | ||
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