Native to 267 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Northern America, Southern America, and Other regions; introduced into Hawaii, Mauritius, Nigeria, Ogasawara-shoto, Réunion, Svalbard, Tristan da Cunha (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Ecuador, Cotopaxi (La Maná Canton)
-0.868889, -79.159167
Location Remarks
Along road from Guayacan to Pucayacú, Departing main Quevedo-Latacunga Hwy. (23.2 km W of Cotopaxi-Los Ríos border 0.8 km N of Guayacan, 8.4 km S of Guasaganda.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Katya Romoleroux, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal
Location
Iraq, Kurdistan, Erbil Prov. (Cham i Sakran)
36.594944, 44.908917
Location Remarks
Choman Distr. Vicinity of Shakh-i Sakran. Sakri Sakran, c. 40 km north of Raniya and Dukan Lake (as the crow flies), along a dirt road connecting Raniya through Sakran Village Resort, ultimately to Hwy 3. 1496 m elev.
Collectors
Ihsan Al-Shebaz, Christopher Davidson, Barbara Ertter, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Roadside vegetation in diffuse Quercus woodland.
Location
Ecuador, Cotopaxi, Latacunga (Mejía Canton)
-0.610278, -78.477167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Cotopaxi: Laguna de Limpiopungo. Colecciones en y alrededor de la laguna. Páramo. 3863 m elev.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal, Christine E. Edwards, N. Oleas
Notes
Hierba rastrera. Flores blancas.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Galium
Authorship
L.