Galium asprellum

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

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[edit]

  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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