Galium tinctorium Linnaeus var. tinctorium . Common name: Southern Three-lobed Bedstraw, Stiff Marsh Bedstraw. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Swamps, marshes, and ditches. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to MN and NE, south to SC, n. GA, KY, and ne. MO.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Puff (1976) for additional information.
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, G, GW2, NE; = Galium tinctorium L. ssp. tinctorium — Puff (1976); < Galium claytonii Michx. — S; < Galium tinctorium L. — C, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Va, W, WV; < Galium trifidum L. var. tinctorium (L.) Torr. & A.Gray — Tat. Basionym: Galium tinctorium L. 1753
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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