Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Galium canescens
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Galium
Species
canescens
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Galium reynoldsii. First record "Rubia sp" Hooker (1847), not identified until 1980s.
Origin: Cryptogenic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Lawesson, J.E. (s.a.) Pers. obs. field notes, collections 1985-7.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Galium canescens", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=719. Accessed 3 November 2026.