Galium mexicanum, the Mexican bedstraw, is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It has a widespread distribution from British Columbia south to Ecuador.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesBiota of North America ProgramHumboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von, Bonpland, Aimé Jacques Alexandre & Kunth, Karl Sigismund. 1818. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 3: 337.
Subspecies Four subspecies are currently recognized (May 2014):
Galium mexicanum subsp. asperrimum (A.Gray) Dempster - from Washington state to northern Mexico Galium mexicanum subsp. asperulum (A.Gray) Dempster - British Columbia, Montana, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada Galium mexicanum subsp. flexicum Dempster - Texas and Coahuila Galium mexicanum subsp. mexicanum - from Texas to Ecuador
References
External links Photo of herbarium specimen from University of Texas, collected in Oaxaca, Galium mexicanum Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Veracruz, Galium mexicanum USDA plants profile, Galium mexicanum subsp. asperulum Especies de Costa Rica