Galium lucidum All.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Rubiaceae// Genus: Galium// Species: Galium lucidum All.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Ehrendorfer et al. in Tutin et al., 1976) and and the botanical key for Galium sect. Leiogalum by Ančev and Krendl (2011).

Distribution: Native from South Central to South and Southeast Europe; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Edges and clearings of forests.

Lifeform: Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.

Galium lucidum– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium lucidum– inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium lucidum– inflorescence with flowers and fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium lucidum– inflorescence with fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium lucidum– stem with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium lucidum– stem with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Galium lucidum– stem with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Ančev, M. and Krendl, F. (2011). Galium sect. Leiogalium (Rubiaceae) in the Bulgarian flora. Phytologia Balcanica 17(3): 291–314. http://www.bio.bas.bg/~phytolbalcan/PDF/17_3/17_3_05_Anchev_&_Krendl.pdf [Accessed 01.08.2022].

Gallium L. Ehrendorfer, F. (Sect. Platygalium, Trachygalium, Galium, Leiogalium, Jubogalium and Kolgyda in collaboration with Krendl, F.; Sect. Aparinoides in collaboration with Puff., Ch.) in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 14-36.

Galium lucidum All. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:750183-1 [Accessed 01.08.2022].

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