Galium obtusum Bigelow var. filifolium (Wiegand) Fernald. Common name: Carolina Bedstraw. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Marshes, swamps, creekbanks, alluvial forests. Distribution: S. NJ south to c. GA, primarily on the Coastal Plain.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, RAB, Tat, W; = Galium filifolium (Wiegand) Small — S; = Galium obtusum Bigelow ssp. filifolium (Wiegand) Puff — Fl5, K4, WH3, Puff (1976), Puff (1977); < Galium obtusum Bigelow — GW2, Va; Galium tinctorium Linnaeus var. filifolium Wiegand. Basionym: Galium tinctorium L. var. filifolium Wiegand 1897
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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native range: southeastern United States
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