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Family	Scientific Name	Common Name	Habitat	Distribution	Image
Rubiaceae	Galium album		Moist roadsides, disturbed areas.	Native of Europe. Reported from ne. United States, and very possibly in our area, but hidden under a broad interpretation of G. mollugo.
Rubiaceae	Galium anglicum		Pastures, disturbed areas.	Native of w. Europe.
Rubiaceae	Galium aparine	Cleavers, Sticky-willy	Meadows, thickets, disturbed areas, forests.	Nearly cosmopolitan, from n. North America south through Central and South America.
Rubiaceae	Galium arkansanum var. arkansanum	Hairy-flower Arkansas Bedstraw	{habitats}	Endemic to the Interior Highlands of s. MO, AR, and e. OK.
Rubiaceae	Galium arkansanum var. pubiflorum	Hairy-flower Arkansas Bedstraw	Novaculite woodlands in the Ozarks; also potentially along adjacent glades and ridges.	Endemic to the Ouachita Mountains of AR.
Rubiaceae	Galium arvense	Blue Woodruff, Field Madder	Disturbed areas.	Native of Europe. South to WV, MD, DE (USDA NRCS 2007), and se. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993).
Rubiaceae	Galium asprellum	Rough Bedstraw	Fens, bogs, streambanks, wet meadows, usually in at least somewhat base-rich soils.	NL (Newfoundland) west to MN, south to n. VA, w. NC, ne. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997), and MO (Yatskievych 2013). The report for sc. TN is an error (D. Estes, pers. comm., 2005).
Rubiaceae	Galium bermudense	Coastal Bedstraw	Maritime forests, longleaf pine sandhills, dry sandy forests.	S. NJ south to FL, west to LA, primarily on the Coastal Plain; Bahamas; Bermuda.
Rubiaceae	Galium boreale	Northern Bedstraw	Limestone and dolostone bluffs, outcrops, and rocky woodlands, calcareous or ultramafic (serpentine) barrens.	Circumboreal, south in North America to n. DE, w. MD, sw. VA, sc. MO, NM, AZ, and CA.
Rubiaceae	Galium circaezans	Forest Bedstraw, Licorice Bedstraw	Mesic to dry forests.	QC west to MN and NE, south to FL and TX.
Rubiaceae	Galium concinnum	Shining Bedstraw	Mesic to dry forests.	NJ west to MN and NE, south to sw. VA, e. TN, nc. TN, AR, and MS (where first reported by J. Kees, pers.comm. 2022).
Rubiaceae	Galium cruciata	Smooth Bedstraw, Common Crosswort	Disturbed areas.	Native of Europe.
Rubiaceae	Galium divaricatum	Lamarck’s Bedstraw, Wall Bedstraw	Disturbed areas.	Native of s. Europe.
Rubiaceae	Galium glaucum	Waxy Bedstraw	Disturbed areas.	Native of Eurasia.
Rubiaceae	Galium labradoricum	Labrador Bedstraw	Bogs, swamps.	NL west to NT, south to n. NJ, sc. PA, ne. OH, MI, , n. IN, n. IL, n. IA, e. SD, SK, AB, and BC.
Rubiaceae	Galium lanceolatum	Lanceleaf Bedstraw, Wild-licorice	Mesic to dry hardwood forests.	QC west to MN, south to w. NC and e. TN.
Rubiaceae	Galium latifolium	Purple Bedstraw, Wideleaf Bedstraw	Moist hardwood forests.	C. PA and KY south to n. GA and n. AL, a Southern and Central Appalachian endemic.
Rubiaceae	Galium mollugo	Smooth Bedstraw, Hedge Bedstraw	Moist roadsides, disturbed areas.	Native of Europe.
Rubiaceae	Galium obtusum var. filifolium	Carolina Bedstraw	Marshes, swamps, creekbanks, alluvial forests.	S. NJ south to c. GA, primarily on the Coastal Plain.
Rubiaceae	Galium obtusum var. obtusum	Bluntleaf Bedstraw	Marshes, swamps.	NS west to SD, south to FL and TX.
Rubiaceae	Galium odoratum	Sweet Woodruff, Waldmeister	Commonly cultivated, rarely escaped or persistent, rarely along railroad tracks.	Native of Europe.
Rubiaceae	Galium orizabense ssp. laevicaule	Bald Bedstraw, Smoothstem Bedstraw	Mesic forests, maritime forests, swamp edges.	Se. VA south to FL, west to se. TX; West Indies.
Rubiaceae	Galium palustre	Marsh Bedstraw	Marshes, wet soil.	NL (Labrador) and ON south to MD, s. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993), MD, WV, OH, IN, and IL; also in Europe and nw. North America.
Rubiaceae	Galium parisiense	Wall Bedstraw	Disturbed areas.	Native of s., w., and c. Europe.
Rubiaceae	Galium pedemontanum	Piedmont Bedstraw, Piedmont Crosswort	Lawns, grassy roadsides, pastures.	Native of s. Europe. In GA Mountains and Piedmont (T. Govus, pers. comm. 2005). Reported for DE and MD by Longbottom, Naczi, & Knapp (2016).
Rubiaceae	Galium pilosum	Hairy Bedstraw	Forests, woodland borders, longleaf pine sandhills, prairies, coastal prairies, clearings.	S. NH west to MI, n. IL, MO, and KS, south to c. peninsular FL and TX.
Rubiaceae	Galium proliferum	Limestone Bedstraw	Limestone slopes.	C. and s. TX west to s. CA, south to n. Mexico (CHH, COA, NLE, SLP, SON, TAM).
Rubiaceae	Galium rubioides	European Bedstraw	Persisting and apparently spreading from cultivation.	Native of Eurasia.
Rubiaceae	Galium sherardia	Blue Field-madder	Lawns, roadsides, other disturbed areas.	Native of Europe.
Rubiaceae	Galium texense	Texas Bedstraw	Gravelly limestone slopes.	W. AR and OK south to s. TX.
Rubiaceae	Galium tinctorium var. floridanum	Florida Three-lobed Bedstraw, Stiff Marsh Bedstraw	Swamps, marshes, and ditches.	MA south to FL, west to e. TX, mostly on the Coastal Plain, but extending inland to w. VA, w. NC, se. KY, s. IL, and se. MO.
Rubiaceae	Galium tinctorium var. tinctorium	Southern Three-lobed Bedstraw, Stiff Marsh Bedstraw	Swamps, marshes, and ditches.	NL (Newfoundland) west to MN and NE, south to SC, n. GA, KY, and ne. MO.
Rubiaceae	Galium tricornutum	Small Bedstraw	Disturbed areas.	Native of Europe. This species has been reported from Cherokee and Greenwood counties, SC, nearby GA, and se. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993).
Rubiaceae	Galium trifidum var. trifidum	Northern Three-lobed Bedstraw	Moist places, bogs, and swamps.	Circumboreal, south in North America to DE, PA, NJ, s. OH, s. IN, IL, IA, NE, CO, n. UT, and WA.
Rubiaceae	Galium triflorum	Sweet-scented Bedstraw	Mesic to dry upland forests, floodplain forests, seepage swamps, old fields, disturbed areas, usually on base-rich soils.	Circumboreal, south in North America to FL and Mexico (TAM, VER).
Rubiaceae	Galium uniflorum	One-flowered Bedstraw	Moist slope forests and alluvial forests.	Se. VA south to FL, west to AR and e. TX.
Rubiaceae	Galium verum	Yellow Bedstraw, Our Lady's Bedstraw	Meadows, pastures, roadsides.	Native of Europe.
Rubiaceae	Galium virgatum	Ozark Bedstraw	Glades, ledgetops, rocky prairies, open blackland prairies (GA), waif around wool-combing mill (SC), other disturbed areas.	Native from TN, c. GA (Houston County), and AL west to KS, OK, and TX (not listed for Mexico in Villaseñor 2016).
Rubiaceae	Galium wirtgenii	Yellow Bedstraw	Disturbed areas.	Native of Eurasia.