Galium asprellum
Species of plant
Rough bedstraw | |
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Buds, flowers and seed capsules of Galium asprellum | |
Scientific classification | |
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]
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- Minnesota Wildflowers
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