Galium megalospermum, the Swiss bedstraw or big-seeded bedstraw, is a plant species in the Rubiaceae. It is native to the Alps in Central Europe (eastern France, Switzerland, Austria, southern Germany and northern Italy).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesAltervista Flora Italiana, Caglio a frutti penduli
Galium megalospermum is a low-lying plant rarely more than 5 cm tall, forming clumps, very often in narrow places between rocks. Leaves are whorled, usually 6 or 7 per node, egg-shaped, thick and fleshy. Flowers are white to cream-colored, with 4 or 5 petals.Allioni, Carlo. 1773. Auct. Syn. Meth. Stirp. Hort. Regii Taur.: 9Info Flora, Centre National de données de d'information sur la flore de la Suisse, Galium megalospermum All.Forum Acta Plantarum, Galium megalospermum All. - Caglio elvetico
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External links Funghi e Fiora in Italia, A.M.I.N.T., Associazione Micologica e Botanica, Galium megalospermum Photo Botanica, Galium megalospermum All., Gaillet à grosses graines Botany Czech, svízel / lipkavec, Galium megalospermum Botanik im Bild / Flora von Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol, Schweiz-Labkraut