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Galium (bedstraws)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #webs
Species Galium aparine L. (Cleavers, Goosegrass)   15 10 20
Species Galium boreale L. (Northern Bedstraw)       3
Species Galium mollugo L. (Hedge Bedstraw) 1 9 11 28
Species Galium odoratum (L.) Scop. (Woodruff)   4   17
Species Galium palustre L. (Common Marsh-bedstraw)       9
Species Galium saxatile L. (Heath Bedstraw)   22 11 17
Species Galium sterneri Ehrend. (Limestone Bedstraw)       4
Species Galium uliginosum L. (Fen Bedstraw)       8
Species Galium verum L. (Lady’s Bedstraw) 2 19   15

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Privately published

Galium may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
RUBIACEAE
(madder, goosegrass and bedstraws)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Galium:

flower (live) live flower is grazed by adult Cryptocephalus moraei - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
inflorescence inflorescence is galled by Aceria galioba (Tarsonemoidea: Eriophyidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by adult Cryptocephalus moraei - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
leaf (terminal) leaf (terminal) is galled by Aceria galioba (Tarsonemoidea: Eriophyidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
Photos leaf leaf is galled by Eriophyes galii - a gall mite (Tarsonemoidea: Eriophyidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
leaf leaf is galled by larva Dasineura galiicola - a gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
leaf leaf is mined by larva Liriomyza morio - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Restricted Spencer, K.A., 1972 [initial linear mine often widening later into a blotch]
Photos leaf leaf is grazed by adult Timarcha goettingenis - Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos leaf leaf is grazed by larva Timarcha goettingenis - Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos leaf leaf is grazed by larva Timarcha tenebricosa - Bloody-nosed Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos leaf leaf is grazed by adult Timarcha tenebricosa - Bloody-nosed Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Sermylassa halensis - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaves (terminal) leaves (terminal) is galled by Trioza velutina - a jumping plantlouse (Homoptera: Psyllidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
Photos root root is parasitised by underground tuber Orobanche caryophyllacea - Bedstraw Broomrape, Clove-scented Broomrape (Orobanchaceae) UK/Ireland Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
stem (live) live stem is galled by telium Puccinia galii-verni - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
Photos stem stem is galled by larva Geocrypta galii - a gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
Photos stem stem is grazed by larva Timarcha goettingenis - Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos stem stem is grazed by adult Timarcha goettingenis - Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos stem stem is grazed by adult Timarcha tenebricosa - Bloody-nosed Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos stem stem is grazed by larva Timarcha tenebricosa - Bloody-nosed Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992

Galium may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
RUBIACEAE
(madder, goosegrass and bedstraws)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985 Flora of the British Isles
Cox, M.L., 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland
Spencer, K.A., 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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