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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Galium |
Species: | G. desereticum
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Binomial name | |
Galium desereticum Dempster & Ehrend.
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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]