Galium lucidum All.

Trajche Dimitrovski

Aug 1

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.

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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