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not marked as a favorite taxon Hydrogalium trifidum (Linnaeus) Kadereit & Schneeweiss ssp. trifidum. Common name: Northern Three-lobed Bedstraw. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Moist places, bogs, and swamps. Distribution: Circumboreal, south in North America to Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, s. Ohio, s. Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, n. Utah, and Washington.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Haines (2026a); = Galium trifidum L. ssp. trifidum — K1, K4, NE, NY, Puff (1976), Puff (1977); = Galium trifidum L. var. trifidum — C, G; = n/a — Tat; > Galium brandegei A. Gray — F; < Galium trifidum L. — Il, Mi, Pa, Tx; > Galium trifidum L. var. trifidum — F; < Hydrogalium trifidum (Linnaeus) Kadereit & Schneeweiss — Kadereit & Schneeweiss (2026). Basionym: Galium trifidum L. 1753

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (name change)
  • Great Plains: OBL (name change)
  • Midwest: FACW (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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