Galium latifolium
Appearance
Purple bedstraw | |
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Purple bedstraw - Galium latifolium | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Galium |
Species: | G. latifolium
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Binomial name | |
Galium latifolium |
Galium latifolium (purple bedstraw) is a North American species of plants in the madder family.[1] It is native to eastern North America, primarily the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania to Alabama. There are also a few lowland populations in eastern Maryland and eastern South Carolina.[2][3]
References
External links
- State of Pennsylvania, Natural Heritage Program, plant species of concern
- United States Department of Agriculture plants profile