Galium montis-arerae

Galium montis-arerae, the Pizzo Arera bedstraw, is a rare plant species in the Rubiaceae.

[1] It is named after the mountain called Pizzo Arera, in the Bergamo Alps of Lombardia region in northern Italy.

[2][3] It is found only in the range from Monte Pegherolo to Concarena in Bergamasque Prealps.

[4] Galium montis-arerae is an ascending, caespitose herb.

Stems are square in cross-section, up to 40 cm long.