Galium circaezans
| Licorice bedstraw wild licorice | |
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| Species: | G. circaezans
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| Galium circaezans Michx.
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Galium circaezans, common name licorice bedstraw, is a plant species in the Rubiaceae. It is native to the eastern half of the United States from the Great Plains to the Atlantic, plus Quebec and Ontario. There are also a few isolated populations in Washington State, probably adventive. The species is classified as a noxious weed in New York and Pennsylvania.[1][2]
