Biology:Galium capense

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Galium capense
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Galium capense subsp. garipense flowers
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Galium capense subsp. garipense habit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. capense
Binomial name
Galium capense
Synonyms[1]

Galium capense, the tiny tots, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to South Africa and Lesotho.[1] A scrambling perennial reaching 90 cm (35 in), it is found in rocky, damp places across South Africa.[2]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Galium capense subsp. capense – Cape Provinces
  • Galium capense subsp. garipense (Sond.) Puff – entire range
  • Galium capense subsp. namaquense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Puff – Cape Provinces

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Galium capense Thunb." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/749677-1. 
  2. Curtis-Scott, Odette (August 2020). Field Guide to Renosterveld of the Overberg. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN 9781775845812. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15447916 entry