Galium

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q148633
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Galium

Summary

Galium is a taxon[1]. Galium ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,035 views/month, #1,367 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Galium's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Galium is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Galium belongs to the parent taxon Rubiaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Galium is Galium[6].
  • Galium is used for dye plant[7].
  • Galium's Commons category is recorded as Galium[8].
  • The taxonomic type of Galium is Galium verum[9].
  • Galium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Galium[10].
  • Galium's Commons gallery is recorded as Galium[11].
  • Galium's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[12].
  • Galium's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[13].
  • Galium's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 71(2)[14].
  • Galium's described by source is recorded as Q19133013[15].
  • Galium's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • Galium's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4821[17].
  • Galium's this taxon is source of is recorded as bedstraw[18].
  • Galium is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bedstraw'}[19].
  • Galium is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'جويسئة'}[20].
  • Galium is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Qatıqotu'}[21].
  • Galium is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Маруна'}[22].
  • Galium is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Еньовче'}[23].
  • Galium is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Espunyidella'}[24].
  • Galium is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'svízel'}[25].
  • Galium is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Snerre'}[26].
  • Galium is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Labkräuter'}[27].

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Classification

Galium's scientific name is Galium[6]. Galium is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Galium belongs to the parent taxon Rubiaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Galium is Galium verum[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bedstraw'}[19], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'جويسئة'}[20], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Qatıqotu'}[21], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Маруна'}[22], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Еньовче'}[23], and {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Espunyidella'}[24].

Identifiers

Galium's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 25168[28]. Galium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 29276[29]. Galium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2913027[30]. Galium's ITIS TSN is recorded as 34796[31].

Why It Matters

Galium ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,035 views/month, #1,367 of 195,241).[2] Galium has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Galium is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    Taxonomic type Galium verum
    This taxon is source of bedstraw
    Has use dye plant
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555545905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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