Limestone Bedstraw vs rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

Galium sterneri compared with Galium tricornutum

Key Differences

Limestone Bedstraw is Near Threatened while rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Limestone Bedstraw	rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family same	Rubiaceae	Rubiaceae
Genus same	Galium	Galium
Species	Galium sterneri	Galium tricornutum

Evolutionary Relationship

Limestone Bedstraw and rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Galium.

View Genus: Galium

Conservation Status

Limestone Bedstraw

NT — Near Threatened

rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Limestone Bedstraw	rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Limestone Bedstraw

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Qatar), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.