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not marked as a favorite taxon *Galium verum Linnaeus. Common name: Yellow Bedstraw, Our Lady's Bedstraw. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Meadows, pastures, roadsides. Distribution: Native of Europe.

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, GrPl, Il, Mi, Mo3, Tat, Va, Stace (2010); = Galium verum L. ssp. verum — NY; = Galium verum L. var. verum — K4, Pa; < Galium verum L. — RAB, W. Basionym: Galium verum L. 1753

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image #1 of Galium verum© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Galium verum© John Gwaltney | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Galium verum© John Gwaltney | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Galium verum© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
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NCBG trait

Intro: Erect to ascending or sprawling, rhizomatous perennial of meadows, pastures and roadsides. Native of Eurasia, Africa.

Stems: Stems subtly 4-angled, branched in inflorescence, with a few short branches from nodes, and hairy.

Leaves: Leaves in whorls of 6-12, sessile, linear and sharp-tipped, to 1 1/2 in. long, margins rolled downward, hairy.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in a large, dense, pyramidal panicle, pale to golden yellow, 1/8 in. wide, consisting of 4 corolla lobes with pointed or blunt tips.

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Height: 1-3 ft.

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description: Erect to ascending or sprawling, rhizomatous perennial of meadows, pastures and roadsides. Native of Eurasia, Africa.

stems: Stems subtly 4-angled, branched in inflorescence, with a few short branches from nodes, and hairy.

leaves: Leaves in whorls of 6-12, sessile, linear and sharp-tipped, to 1 1/2 in. long, margins rolled downward, hairy.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in a large, dense, pyramidal panicle, pale to golden yellow, 1/8 in. wide, consisting of 4 corolla lobes with pointed or blunt tips.

fruits:

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native range: Europe, Asia & northern Africa



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