Galium divaricatum
Common names
slender bedstraw
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Rubiaceae
Ecology
Year naturalised
1883
Origin
S. and C. Europe
Other information
Etymology
galium: From the Greek galo ‘milk’, the leaves of Galium verum being used in the past to curdle milk
divaricatum: Wide spreading
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
GALDIV