Talk:Galium

Evaluation of Galium
The material is organized adequately and it is understandable but it is missing a lot of information. It only covers the plant genus briefly. It gives the reader a brief background on the genus such as the life cycle type of plants and where it typically grows. It does not give any habitat text such as if it grows in the shade or near creeks. It also does not mention how it reproduces such as cross-pollination or self-pollination, mitosis, etc. The footnotes appear to be correctly placed. The article has four references and most of them are reliable such as USDA plants being a government article. The USDA article shows where it is negatively located so the author is correct on that aspect of the article. The Flora of China article they quoted a book and has the Thorough information about gallium. This source could even use to expand the article because it is so comprehensive on the genus. The authors Tao Chen and Fredrich Ehrendofer appear to be experts in plant biology, so it is likely credible. I was able to find Ehrendofer's background but not Chen's. His background is biology and botany. However, he retired in 1995, so the information cited from this article may be somewhat data but the author’s other two references are more recent such as 2010 and 2013. The other articles are likely credible too since one is from a Herbarium of The content can definitely be improved just by pulling from the current sources. The material appears to be neutral and is fact heavy. One part of the Wikipedia article it says it may be confused with a tiny bed straw. I was not sure if the original author was trying to say Sherardia a. looks like Galium, because they also said some species of genus are known as bed straw. It is not clear what this means. Perhaps they are saying it looks like small species of Galium? The last two sentences are anecdotal. The picture also says "own work." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr120 (talk • contribs) 14:55, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Applied Plant Ecology Winter 2024
— Assignment last updated by Warmedforbs (talk) 01:26, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello, I will be adding in two sources discussing the variability and invasiveness of this plant.

I will add this: The phenotypic plasticity and genetic variability of this species allows it to be constantly shifting to best fit its environment adjusting life cycles, seed germination, productivity, growth form, freezing tolerance, etc. [1]

Cattle and other livestock don't often feed on this plant making it thrive and dominating over other species. G. mollugo in particular, is a thriving invasive species since it can go in and dominate in areas where other alien species wouldn't be able to, growing very fast in best conditions. [2]

Samsam2102 (talk) 09:31, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Taylor, K. (1999), Galium aparine L.. Journal of Ecology, 87: 713-730. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00381.x The biology of Canadian weeds. 121. Galium mollugo L. D. Mersereau and A. DiTommaso Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA 14853, 2002 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Samsam2102 (talk • contribs) 09:33, 5 April 2024 (UTC)