Galium tinctorium Linnaeus var. floridanum Wiegand. Common name: Florida Three-lobed Bedstraw, Stiff Marsh Bedstraw. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Swamps, marshes, and ditches. Distribution: 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.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Puff (1976) for additional information.
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, NE, (basionym); = Galium obtusum Bigelow var. floridanum (Wiegand) Fernald — G; = Galium tinctorium L. ssp. floridanum (Wiegand) Puff — Puff (1977); < Galium claytonii Michx. — S; < Galium tinctorium L. — Ar, C, Fl5, Il, K4, Mo3, Pa, RAB, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3; < Galium trifidum L. var. tinctorium (L.) Torr. & A.Gray — Tat
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 ⓘ: 6
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