Galium desereticum
Galium desereticum is a plant species in the Rubiaceae.[1] It is native to the states of Nevada and Utah in the southwestern United States.[2][3]
| Deseret bedstraw | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Galium |
| Species: | G. desereticum |
| Binomial name | |
| Galium desereticum Dempster & Ehrend. | |
The species is named for Deseret, a provisional state of the United States proposed by early settlers in the region; it comprised most of present-day Utah and Nevada plus sections of surrounding states.[1][4]
References
- Dempster, Lauramay Tinsley & Ehrendorfer, Friedrich. 1965. Brittonia 17(4): 314.
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Biota of North America Program
- Leonard, Glen M. (1992), "The Mormon Boundary Question in the 1849–50 Statehood Debates", Journal of Mormon History, 18 (1): 114–136, archived from the original on 2012-04-14.
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