Galium desereticum is a plant species in the Rubiaceae.Dempster, Lauramay Tinsley & Ehrendorfer, Friedrich. 1965. Brittonia 17(4): 314. It is native to the states of Nevada and Utah in the southwestern United States.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesBiota of North America Program
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..
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