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; = 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. Basionym: Galium tinctorium L. var. floridanum Wiegand 1897

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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 ⓘ: 6