Galium asprellum

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Rough bedstraw
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Buds, flowers and seed capsules of Galium asprellum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Galium
Species:
G. asprellum
Binomial name
Galium asprellum

Galium asprellum, the rough bedstraw, is a plant species in the family Rubiaceae. It native to eastern Canada and northeastern United States, from North Carolina and Tennessee north to Minnesota, Ontario and Newfoundland. [1] It is considered a noxious weed in New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont, and is abundantly common in the other New England states and in sections of the Great Lakes region. [2] [3] It is a perennial herb. [4] Leaves are simple with three or more leaves per node. Flowers have four petals and are white in color. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Biota of North America Program
  3. ↑ USDA Plants Profile
  4. ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
  5. ↑ "Galium asprellum (rough bedstraw): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org.


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