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septentrionale (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Iltis, Galium boreale var.
Galium parishii Hilend & Howell - Parish's bedstraw.
subbiflorum (Wieg.) Wieg., Galium subbiflorum (Wieg.) Rydb., Galium tinctorium var.
www.csdl.tamu.edu /FLORA/cgi/ruled_html_query?colldir=kartesz/mgdata&collname=bonap98&query=Galium   (1791 words)

  
 Journal of Essential Oil Research: JEOR: Composition of the Essential Oils of Galium aparine L. and Galium odoratum ...
Galium aparine, Galium odoratum, Rubiaceae, essential oil composition, hexadecanoic acid, thymol, isothymol.
Galium species are used to coagulate the milk due to an enzyme that they contain.
Galium aparine L. is a climbing plant growing widespread in Anatolia.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa4091/is_200407/ai_n9450483   (1165 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Goosegrass (Galium aparine)
Galium aparine is a common hedgerow plant and also occurs as a weed of cultivated land throughout Britain, Europe, Canada and the eastern half and Pacific coast of the USA.
Being of the Rubiacea (madder) family, Galium aparine is related to the Arabian coffee tree (Coffea arabica).
The galiums also contain enzymes which facilitate the curdling of milk, and have thus been used as 'vegetable rennet'.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A4298592   (1243 words)

  
 Clivers
Galium is a common hedgerow plant throughout Britain, Europe, Canada, and the eastern half and Pacific coast of the United States.
Galium can be used to treat cystitis and other urinary conditions where there is pain, such as calculi, colic or strangury, where it is combined with demulcent herbs.
Galium is also reputed to help reduce blood pressure and to cool the body during fevers.
www.purplesage.org.uk /profiles/clivers.htm   (772 words)

  
 Galium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The species are variously known as bedstraw (most species), goosegrass (G.
Bedstraws are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species - see list of Lepidoptera which feed on Galium.
This page was last modified 13:12, 3 November 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bedstraw   (90 words)

  
 Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The sweet-smelling straw of the various galiums formerly was used in mattresses.
A red dye was obtained from the roots of some species, while others served as coffee substitutes or were used to treat a large variety of human ailments.
The generic name Galium stems from the Greek gala for "milk," which is curdled by some of the bedstraws.
www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/literatr/wildflwr/species/galibore.htm   (256 words)

  
 Auxin herbicides induce H2O2 overproduction and tissue damage in cleavers (Galium aparine L.) -- Grossmann et al. 52 ...
Auxin herbicides induce H2O2 overproduction and tissue damage in cleavers (Galium aparine L.) -- Grossmann et al.
Fluorescence micrographs of longitudinal sections from Galium leaf tissue after treatment of plants with 10 µM quinmerac for 24 h (B) and without treatment (A), showing the starch grains (indicated by arrows) in the chloroplasts.
Scheltrup F, Grossmann K. Abscisic acid is a causative factor in the mode of action of the auxinic herbicide quinmerac in cleaver (Galium aparine L.).
jxb.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/52/362/1811   (2795 words)

  
 Galium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Galium cannot tolerate a dry, sunny site and may die out completely in one summer under such conditions.
It is particularly useful as a ground cover under Rhododendrons.
Galium's delicate texture provides a pleasing contrast to the bold foliage of Asarum, Bergenia or Hosta.
www.williams-nursery.com /galium.htm   (159 words)

  
 Mechanical Adaptations of Cleavers (Galium aparine) -- GOODMAN 95 (3): 475 -- Annals of Botany
Mechanical Adaptations of Cleavers (Galium aparine) -- GOODMAN 95 (3): 475 -- Annals of Botany
The role of nodal and internodal responses in gravitropism and autotropism in Galium aparine L. Plant, Cell and Environment 10: 701–703.
Galium aparine L. and Galium spurium L. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 68: 481–499.
aob.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/mci038?ijkey=54ooHkwwkntsk&keytype=ref   (3411 words)

  
 botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Bedstraw, Lady's - Herb Profile and Information
The Highlanders also made special use of Yellow Bedstraw to curdle milk and colour their cheese, and it has been used in Gloucestershire for the same purpose, either aloneor with the juice of the stinging-nettle.
The name of this genus, Galium, from the Greek word gala, milk, is supposed to have been given from this property of the plants which is shared more or less by most of the group.
Several other species of this genus have roots capable of yielding red or yellow dye but none of them have been practical applied, their produce being too small to admit of their successful cultivation as dyed plants.
www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/b/bedlad25.html   (648 words)

  
 Plant Profile for Galium mollugo (false baby's breath)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Galium mollugo L. See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.
Galium mollugo L. This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries.
Galium mollugo L. View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
plants.usda.gov /cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=GAMO   (339 words)

  
 Weeds of Baltimore City
Rubiaceae (Madder Family) 'Galium aparine' Digital Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Utah Galium aparine Elevation Range: 1,300 to 3,030 meters...
Galium aparine Cleansing agent for the lymphatic system.
Galium aparine I VK Image: Galium aparine I VK.ine L. botit.botany.wisc.edu/images/veg/Southern_Mesic/Galium_aparine_I_VK.html
metaphorman.tripod.com /4weeds.html   (360 words)

  
 Catchweed bedstraw Galium aparine L., PNW 388   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Catchweed bedstraw (Galium aparine L.), also called bedstraw or cleavers, is a native annual with weak, climbing, or twining stems, up to 6 feet long (figure 1).
Whorls of six to eight narrow single-nerved leaves are attached to square stems (figure 2).
(Galium tricorne L.) is an annual with five to eight leaves per whorl.
eesc.orst.edu /agcomwebfile/edmat/html/pnw/pnw388/pnw388.html   (708 words)

  
 Galium boreale
Although the flowers of this plant earn it consideration for a place in the landscape, northern bedstraw may be difficult to find in commerce because few nurseries other than native plant specialists seem to sell it.
A more common Missouri plant which also goes by the name of bedstraw is Galium aparine which is a sprawling annual weed featuring weak bristly stems and seeds, both of which commonly stick to clothing.
Can be useful in shady areas of woodland or shade gardens, naturalized areas or cottage gardens.
www.mobot.org /gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=K310   (135 words)

  
 Bedstraw - Galium verum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The people in Cheshire do use it in their rennet, esteeming greatly of that cheese above others made without it.' The rich color of this cheese was probably originally derived from this plant, though it is now obtained from annatto.
Lady's bedstraw has a long history of use as a herbal medicine, though it is little used in modern medicine.
Asperuloside can be converted into prostaglandins (hormone-like compounds that stimulate the uterus and affect blood vessels), making the genus of great interest to the pharmaceutical industry.
www.geocities.com /nutriflip/Naturopathy/Bedstraw.html   (328 words)

  
 GALIUM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Synonyms: Aparinanthus Fourreau; Aparine Guettard; Aparinella Fourreau; Bataprine Nieuwland; Galium sect.
Erect, sprawling, or climbing, annual or perennial herbs, or subshrubs; raphides present; axillary thorns absent.
References: L. Dempster, The genus Galium (Rubiaceae) in Mexico and Central America.
www.nybg.org /bsci/res/GALIUM.HTML   (365 words)

  
 Nearctica - Eastern Wildflowers - Rubiaceae - Wild Madder (Galium mollugo)
Nearctica - Eastern Wildflowers - Rubiaceae - Wild Madder (Galium mollugo)
Identification: Flowers small (but larger than in most other Galium species), white, with 4 pointed petals.
Flowers arranged in highly branched clusters near the apex of top of the plant.
www.nearctica.com /flowers/rubia/Gmoll.htm   (132 words)

  
 galium - Find, Compare, and Buy galium at Shopping.com
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 PlantenTuin Esveld List of available slides of plants of the genus Galium
List of available slides from the genus Galium.
The slides listed below are available from us as scans in JPG format.
These are part of our on-line plant catalogue, but are also linked in this list for your use at the same terms as above.
www.esveld.nl /dialijsten/dialistgGalium.html   (168 words)

  
 Borrego Bedstraw [Galium angustifolium Nutt. ssp. borregoense Dempster]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Status: The Borrego Bedstraw is presumed stable in rocky desert terrain that is rarely developed.
Galium angustifolium is a variable taxon and this entity is apparently a localized desert form of the wide ranging species.
All populations of Borrego Bedstraw should be protected.
sandiego.sierraclub.org /rareplants/103.html   (137 words)

  
 Plant Profile for Galium oreganum (Oregon bedstraw)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.
View 75 genera in Rubiaceae, 86 species in Galium
Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
plants.usda.gov /cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=GAOR   (182 words)

  
 Order Lady's Bedstraw Bedstraw, Galium verum, Herb Seeds
Order Lady's Bedstraw Bedstraw, Galium verum, Herb Seeds
GALIUM VERUM (Lady's bedstraw) Tops and roots are sources of yellow and red dyes.
Decoction is useful for bladder and kidney complaints, and has the ability to curdle milk (hence its other name, 'cheese rennet').
www.sandmountainherbs.com /bedstraw_yellow.html   (248 words)

  
 Dave's Garden Forums: PF Pictures: Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum)
Dave's Garden Forums: PF Pictures: Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum)
Nov 13, 2:20 PM PF Pictures: Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum)
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 Definition of galium - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
galium is one of more than 1,000,000 entries available at Merriam-WebsterUnabridged.com.
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www.m-w.com /dictionary/galium   (82 words)

  
 PlantFiles: Detailed information on Sweet Woodruff, Our Lady's Lace, Sweetscented Bedstraw (Galium odoratum)
PlantFiles: Detailed information on Sweet Woodruff, Our Lady's Lace, Sweetscented Bedstraw (Galium odoratum)
Nov 13, 2:20 PM Detailed information on Sweet Woodruff, Our Lady's Lace, Sweetscented Bedstraw (Galium odoratum)
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
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