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Trichogalium

not marked as a favorite taxon Trichogalium orizabense ssp. 1 [=laevicaule]. Common name: Bald Bedstraw, Smoothstem Bedstraw. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Mesic forests, maritime forests, swamp edges. Distribution: Se. Virginia south to Florida, west to se. Texas; West Indies.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: The typic subspecies, ssp. orizabense, is distributed from Tamaulipas south through Mexico, Central America, to n. South America (Dempster 1981). This entity perhaps warrants specific status separate from G. orizabense.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Galium orizabense Hemsl. ssp. laevicaule (Weath. & Blake) Dempster — K1, K4, Tn, Va, Dempster (1981); = Galium pilosum W. Aiton var. laevicaule Weath. & Blake — F, Tx; = n/a — C, FNA18; < Galium orizabense Hemsl. — Meso4.2; < Galium pilosum W. Aiton — Fl5, RAB, S, WH3, WI; < Trichogalium orizabense (Hemsley) Kadereit & Schneeweiss — Kadereit & Schneeweiss (2026). Basionym: Galium pilosum W. Aiton var. laevicaule Weath. & Blake 1916

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image #1 of Trichogalium orizabense ssp. 1 [=laevicaule]© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
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